How to Recognize a Heart Attack

More than 300,000 heart attack victims die each year before they reach the hospital. Don't make the same fatal mistake. Know the warning signs.
   
  While symptoms of heart attack can vary, here are the most common. If you experience any of the following for 2 minutes or more, call your local emergency medical service immediately, or get to the nearest hospital or cardiac-care unit as soon as possible.

• A pain in the centre of the chest that can range from a mild feeling of tightness to an agonizing, crushing sensation.
• Pain that comes on suddenly or appears gradually, and which may be continuous or intermittent, fading then returning every few minutes.
• Pain that spreads to the shoulders, arms, jaw, neck, or stomach.
• Possible dizziness, sweating, fainting, nausea, shortness of breath, chills or a feeling of severe indigestion, with or without the pains mentioned above.

It is important  to know about these fact to save your life and also for your healthy life .

Sneaky Tricks to Trim Calories in the Kitchen...

                      Put on the Pressure

                          If you own a pressure-cooker but use it only 
                        occasionally (if ever), dig it out and dust it off. 
                     Pressure-cooked vegetables, beans, and rice cook
               up fast and tender in a pressure cooker,  or less of moisture.

                  De-fat Soups, Stews, and Sauces

When you cook lean ground beef for home-made soups, tacos, chilli, or casseroles, pour off all the fat before adding the remaining ingredients. Similarly, after making soups, stews, pot roast, chilli, or spaghetti sauce containing meat, refrigerate them and skim off the layer of fat that forms on the surface. (A gravy skimmer does this best.) For every tablespoon of fat you remove, you'll save about 100 calories.             

                        

YOUR CANCER PREVENTION PLAN

Do you know someone with cancer? We'll bet that you do. We'll bet that you do because cancer strikes 3 out of every 4 families in the United States and kills about 500,000 men and women every year.

  

       Most cancer victims die from cancer of the lung, breast, colon, or prostate. Breast cancer deaths have held steady over the past 30 years, but prostate cancer deaths have increased 9 percent, colon cancer deaths have increased 22 percent in men, and lung cancer deaths have increased a chocking 161 percent in men and horrifying 396 percent in women.

  

      Those increases make cancer the nation's second most common cause of death. But what's causing this epidemic of  neoplasmic proliferation?

      Most of the time it's things we do to ourselves. We take a 3-inch paper-covered cylinder out of a pack, put one end in our mouths, and set the other end on fire--even when we know that 83 percent of all lung cancer is caused by smoking cigarettes.

Or we pull up to a fast-food drive-in, order a bacon double cheeseburger, large fries, and jumbo milkshake--even when we know that the risk of dying from breast cancer increases 40 percent for every extra 1,000 grams of fat we eat a month. 

Or maybe for breakfast we eat the cute little even when we know that a low-fiver diet is a significant factor in the development of colon cancer.

DIABETIC

                            DIABETIC SHOULD BE DOUBLY CAREFUL

If you have diabetes,Your risk for having a stroke is double that of someone without the disease.Although both sexes are at risk,women are at greater risk when it comes to a diabetes associated stroke.

      Why should having diabetes put you at risk for also having a stoke? Experts believe diabetes may contribute to heart disease and atherosclerosis,possibly by causing damage to arteries and allowing them to absorb fatty cholesterol deposits.As deposits build,arteries become prime candidate for clotting,Which is a leading cause of stroke.

      But having diabetes does not mean a stroke is inevitable."The good news for diabetics" says Robert D,Abbot P.H.D head of the division of information and Biostatistics at the university of virginia School of medicine in Charlottesville, is that if you can keep your diabetes well controlled.its likely you can reduce your risk of stroke.   health care

COLLARD GREENS

Collard are a many splendored green.A single cup of boiled collards is a great source of calcium,which fights osteoporosis.its a good source of potassium,which protects against stoke and high blood pressure.it contains almost a full day's supply of the recommended dietary Allowance (RDA) for vitamin A,which pits it against cancer.And its so low in fat,its a natural promoter of health and slim living.Not bad for green that measures only 27 calories per cup cooked.

CHICK-PEAS

Often used as substitute for meat because they are loaded with protein,a cup of boiled chick-peas also has a
fair amount of calcium super fiber content,and an incredible amount of potassium making chick peas one of the best food available to lower blood pressure  and prevent stroke.studies also indicate that chick peas lower cholesterol to the extent that they may help reduce heart disease .A half cup comes in at 134 calories.

CHICKEN BREAST

Chicken breast is low in calories, low in fat, and low in sodium a perfect source of protein for anyone trying to fend off heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, or obesity. Half a roasted chicken breast without skin has 142 calories.

CHERRIES / CHESTNUTS

Sweet cherries are nature's gift to those with a sweet tooth and they contain virtually no sugar and fat! But they contain as much vitamin A as many vegetables, putting them up front in the fight against cancer. They're a good source of potassium, which helps prevent stroke ad control blood pressure.

Chestnuts are not just for roasting over a Christmas Eve fire. Start enjoying them the minute they drop off the trees every autumn. At 846 milligrams per cup of rich, shelled nuts. they're one of the best sources of potassium you can find to help prevent high blood pressure and stroke. But if you're watching your weight. beware that cup will cost you 310 calories.

SWIMMING IS BEST FOR HEALTH

                            SWIMMING IS SWELL FOR THE HEART

For exercise that's as heart healthy as jogging but spares your joints undue wear and tear,try swimming.

   Researches at the university of Texas health science center,Dallas,put a group of previously inactive middle-aged adults through 12 weeks of intense swim training.They swam six days a week and trained with weights three days.At study end there cardiovascular fitness had improved considerably.Maximal oxygen up take increased by an average of about 20 percent.Plus each contraction of the heart muscle pumped a greater volume of blood through the arteries without elevating blood pressure.

IMPORTANT FOODS FOR LONGER LIFE

                                                             APPLES

Apples are one of the best sources of pectin,a soluble fiber.It's the kind of fiber that helps prevent hard diseases and stroke by keeping cholesterol levels low and also prevent wide swings in blood sugar levels,which can help keep diabetes under control.Apple pectin is also the kind of fiber that slows digestion and fills you up quickly,making it and ally in weight control.At 81 calories per apple,this fruit is definitely a shiny symbol of good health.

BROCCOLI AND BULGUR

Broccoli is called the number 1 anti cancer vegetable because a single cup is brimming with carotene,vitamin C,calcium,and potassium. All those nutrients ,+its low fat,low sodium content but put broccoli on duty against a squadron of diseases,high blood pressure,stroke,heart disease,and osteoporosis.And at 24 calories per cup,this deep green duty can help obesity at bay.With all these attributes,broccoli could quite possible be the number 1 good for you food.

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Bulgar is wheat that has been per boiled,dried,and cracked. Its frequently sprinkled over salads or used as a major ingredient in Middle Eastern dishes such as tobouli. A single cup of Bulgar made from club wheat or hard red winter wheat will yield a hefty shot of potassium to help you prevent stroke and lower your blood pressures,broccoli could quite possible be the number 1 good for you food.

CANTALOUPES

This sunny apricot-co loured melon is so packed with nutrition that just half of one provides you with a hefty supply of cancer-fighting vitamins A and C.its also super rich in potassium and low in salt and fat,making it an ideal food for someone trying to control high blood pressure.and at 94 calories a half,obesity is out the door.

AVOCADOS

A single avocados is quite possibly the most potent source of potassium you can find,making it the champion in the battle against high blood pressure.Unfortunately,its high calorie content(324 per fruit) can work against you,so consider it an occasional treat.Avocados often take a bad rap because of their high fat content.Actually,a majority of the fat is unsaturated,the type that has been found to be good for your health,mainly because of its ability to lower cholesterol.

BARLEY

Barley comes in two forms:pearled,which has had its entire outer husk removed,and pot also known as scotch which has only a single layer of its outer husk removed.Weighing in at 170 calories per cup of cooked grain,barley is low in fat and sodium and is a good source of protein and fiber.Added to soups and stews it can be a hearty substitute for meat at a meal.

BEANS

It would be hard to find a bean that is not good for you.whether they are pink,red,white or brown,these legumes are so packed full of soluble fiber that a diet that includes a single,daily 4 ounce serving has the ability to drop high cholesterol levels significantly.They are also a terrific source of potassium and good source of calcium.Beans a re also high in protein and contains very little fat,making them a perfect replacement for high fat means at meals.

BEETS

Next time your salads start to get boring,slice up a half cup of these purple beauties and tuck them around the edge of your greens.not only will you perk up both color and taste,but the added shot of potassium and fiber will stroke your anti stroke program.And with barley and calories to speak of,they will fill you up without filling you out.

Beets a perfect replacement for high fat means at meals.

BRUSSELS SPROUTS

The little garden germs provide a good shot of vitamins A and C.They have little sodium,little fat,and moderately high levels of potassium and fiber.At 55 calories a cup,they make the weight control petrol.