Tag: "heart attack"

Jack Lalanne at 71

Researchers Find the Answer to Senior Citizen Heart Health

DR | October 26, 2009 | Comments (2)

Researchers have discovered a cutting edge technique to help senior citizens improve the elasticity of their arteries – thereby reducing their risk of heart disease and stroke. Led by Dr. Kenneth Madden, the researchers were able to reduce arterial stiffness by 15 to 20% in only 3 months time. But wait, it gets better. Unlike [...]

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National Heart Health Strategy

National Heart Health Strategy

DR | February 24, 2009 | Comments (7)

Canada may be on the verge of something revolutionary in the annals of Western Medicine. Today, in Ottawa, Dr. Eldon R. Smith, chairman of the Canadian Heart Health Strategy and Action Plan steering committee, presented the federal government with a  new nationwide strategy aimed at combating heart disease and stroke. The CHHS-AP plan would cost [...]

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