Women's Health Tips, Pregnancy, Women’s Health Care, Pregnancy Care, Parenting » Heart Health http://blog.indianwomenshealth.com Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:25:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Cholesterol Facts http://blog.indianwomenshealth.com/cholesterol-facts/ http://blog.indianwomenshealth.com/cholesterol-facts/#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:46:38 +0000 bharti http://blog.indianwomenshealth.com/?p=207 What is cholesterol?
Cholesterol is a waxy substance that forms naturally in all parts of your body. Your body requires some levels of cholesterol to function normally. Cholesterol is also involved in the making of cell tissues, production of certain hormones, vitamin D, and substances that help in the proper digestion of food.

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SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend]]> http://blog.indianwomenshealth.com/cholesterol-facts/feed/ 0 Hypertension http://blog.indianwomenshealth.com/hypertension/ http://blog.indianwomenshealth.com/hypertension/#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:42:34 +0000 bharti http://blog.indianwomenshealth.com/?p=204 High blood pressure or Hypertension is known as a ‘silent killer’, as it displays no symptoms. It is a disease that can affect the vital parts of your body such as the brain, heart, kidneys, etc. leading to stroke, heart disease and kidney failure.

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If you are a woman, you are as much at risk of heart disease and heart attacks as men are. Heart disease is one of the most common causes of death among elderly women. Though, when compared to men, women develop heart disease much later in life, by the time you are 60 or 65 years of age, you are at as much risk as men are.

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