What factors increase a woman’s risk of heart disease? What tests do women need to find out if they have heart disease? How can women better talk with their doctor about heart disease? What do they need to know about postmenopausal hormone therapy? What’s a heart-healthy eating plan?

The answers to these and many other questions can be found in the newly updated edition of The Healthy Heart Handbook for Women. Published by NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, the popular handbook has 100-plus pages packed with the latest information about heart disease and its risk factors, as well as “action steps” women can take to protect their heart. It tells how to eat for heart health, aim for a healthy weight, learn to become physically active, kick the smoking habit, and even prepare for a heart attack. Further, it includes personal stories from women who have had a heart attack or changed their lives to lower their risk of heart disease.

As the handbook notes, most American women aren’t aware of the health threat posed by heart disease. It’s the #1 killer of American women — 1 in 2 women in the United States will die of heart disease or stroke. By comparison, 1 in 30 American women will die of breast cancer.

The Healthy Heart Handbook for Women offers women an easy-to-use, one-stop source for the latest information about how to lower their risk of heart disease. Often, all it takes are some lifestyle changes. So don’t wait to check out the handbook and begin taking steps to keep your heart strong.

You can download this book in pdf format free of cost from here

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• Keep a regular sleep and wake schedule.
• Avoid caffeine and cigarettes in the late afternoon and don’t drink alcohol to help you sleep.
• Avoid going to bed on either a full or an empty stomach.
• Use your bedroom primarily for sleeping. Sleep in a dark, quiet, well-ventilated space with a comfortable temperature.
• Relax before going to bed. Take a warm bath, listen to soothing music, meditate or try relaxation or breathing exercises.
• Face your clock away from the bed to avoid focusing on time if you awake before morning.
• If you can’t fall asleep within 20 minutes of going to bed or wake early and can’t get back to sleep, get out of bed and try a relaxing activity such as reading until you become drowsy.
• Regular exercise can help improve certain sleep disorders. However, don’t exercise within 2 hours of bedtime.
• Avoid household chores, paperwork or other stimulating activities for at least 2 hours before bedtime.
• Use over-the-counter or prescription sleep aids only for short periods of time and under the direction of your doctor. Some sleep aids can make you drowsy during the day and cause other side effects.

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Here are some simple things you can do to eat better:

• Start every day with a healthy breakfast.
• Eat more fruits and vegetables.
• Choose whole grains like 100% whole wheat bread, oatmeal or brown rice instead of refined grains like white bread and rice.
• Choose low-fat or nonfat milk, cheese and yogurt.
• Don’t let sugary soda or other sweets crowd out healthy foods and beverages.
• Go easy on mayonnaise, creamy sauces and added butter.
• When you eat out, consider a salad with grilled chicken and fat-free or low-fat dressing. Even take-out and high-fat foods can be part of a balanced diet if you don’t eat them every day and don’t eat too much of them. For example, eat only a child’s order of french fries or one slice of pizza.
• Watch how much you eat. Even if you eat a healthy mix of foods, if you weigh too much you’re at a higher risk for diabetes, heart disease and other health problems. Value-size servings aren’t a bargain if you’re eating more than your body needs.
• Remember that food with labels that say “low-fat,” “reduced fat” or “light” aren’t necessarily low in calories. Fat-free or low-fat muffins or desserts can have even more sugar than the full fat versions.
• Don’t eat in front of the TV or in other situations out of habit. Instead of reaching for that cookie, do something else like call a friend or take a walk.
• Be aware of when, where and why you eat, and try to eat balanced meals throughout the day.

Acupuncture is one of the oldest, most commonly used medical procedures in the world. Originating in China more than 2,000 years ago, the term acupuncture describes a family of procedures involving stimulation of anatomical points on the body by a variety of techniques.

Here is a fact sheet to provide you with detailed information on acupuncture. It includes frequently asked questions, issues to consider, and a list of sources for further informatio

Read the fact-sheet here

THE FOLLOWING IS A CHINESE GOOD LUCK TANTRA TOTEM.
You may not believe in this but the advice is great!
Read all the way down, you might learn something!!!

ONE.
Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

TWO.
Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their
conversational skills will be as important as any other.

THREE.
Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.

FOUR.
When you say, “I love you”, mean it.

FIVE.
When you say, “I’m sorry”, look the person in the eye.

SIX.
Be engaged at least six months before you get married.

SEVEN.
Believe in love at first sight.

EIGHT.
Never laugh at anyone’s dreams. People who
don’t have dreams don’t have much.

NINE.
Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt
but it’s the only way to live life completely.

TEN.
In disagreements, fight fairly. Please No name calling.

ELEVEN.
Don’t judge people by their relatives.

TWELVE.
Talk slowly but think quickly.

THIRTEEN.
When someone asks you a question you don’t want
to answer, smile and ask, “Why do you want to know?”

FOURTEEN.
Remember that great love and great
achievements involve great risk.

FIFTEEN.
Say “bless you” when you hear someone sneeze.

SIXTEEN.
When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.

SEVENTEEN.
Remember the three R’s:
Respect for self;
Respect for others;
Responsibility for all your actions.

EIGHTEEN.
Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

NINETEEN.
When you realize you’ve made a mistake,
take immediate steps to correct it.

TWENTY.
Smile when picking up the phone.
The caller will hear it in your voice.

TWENTY ONE.
Spend some time alone.

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When we use credit card, the bank bill us after 30 days and allow us to pay within 20 days. In this way, we can pay for a purchase after (and up to) 50 days of the date of purchase. In other words it simply means the bank give us 50 days interest free loan on our purchase. Then how does the bank get benefited from this ? Read a simple explanation of this system in the form of a conversation : Read the rest of this entry »

Here is an interesting illusion which demonstrate that the world in not as accurate as we perceive it… Read the rest of this entry »

Do you know : More than 10m female births in India may have been lost to abortion and sex selection in the past 20 years, according to medical research.

Dear Mommy and Papa,

I am in Heaven now, sitting on God’ lap. He loves me and cries with me; for my heart has been broken. I so wanted to be your little girl.

I don’t quite understand what has happened. I was so excited when I began realizing my existence. I was in a dark, yet comfortable place. Read the rest of this entry »