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Coronary artery disease occurs when your coronary arteries narrow and aren’t supplying enough blood to the heart. Over time, this will cause a build-up of fatty deposits in the arteries, causing such symptoms as chest pain (angina), fatigue and shortness of breath. Eventually, this condition can lead to a heart attack.

Finally, a positive solution regarding America’s difficult and costly campaign to stem childhood obesity is emerging. For the thousands of children and their families who are currently battling with childhood obesity, this good news is long awaited.

There are 26 million Americans with chronic kidney disease and many millions more are at risk for developing it. Early detection and immediate treatment is necessary for this progressive disease which slowly destroys the ability of the kidneys to filter waste from the bloodstream and will eventually lead to the need for dialysis and/or a kidney transplant. Risk factors for chronic kidney disease (CKD) include hypertension, diabetes, family history, and being of African American, Hispanic American, Pacific Islanders or Native American descent. Hypertension is the number one risk factor for chronic kidney disease, which in turn can be a risk factor for developing kidney disease as well. (Source: The National Kidney and Urologic Disease Information Clearinghouse)

Everyone may find themselves with a bit of a blue mood every now and then during the long stretches of winter, but seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is more than just a day or two of the blues. It is a major depressive disorder that strikes certain people typically during certain parts of the year. In the United States, it is most common in the northernmost states, occurring 4 to 5 times more often there than in the southernmost states. (Source: Sarason and Sarason 2005) For the diagnosis of SAD, which is technically called “recurrent mood disorder with seasonal pattern” in the DSM-IV-TR, the diagnostic tool for psychologists, the depressive mood has to occur at a particular time of the year, go completely away or have a complete change in mood pattern at another time of the year and recur in subsequent years for at least two years.

Information about diet, nutrition and the various nutrients can be very confusing. There are myths that people cling to, facts that get garbled in the translation. There are diets that suggest that you can eat only one nutrient and be perfectly healthy. Other diets suggest that eating extreme amounts of protein, even in the form of unhealthy, fatty foods like bacon and red meats, will help you to lose weight and remain perfectly healthy as well. To make the best of your health, you have to be more proactive and get the facts. Remember, fad diets come and go, but your good health is meant to last a lifetime.

Getting the right amount of protein in the diet is important, however, it is not always all that simple. The average person is busy running errands, working long hours away from home and not taking the time to take proper care of themselves. There is little doubt that there are millions of people who need to get better control of their diets. There are 34 million people who qualify as obese in the United States. (Source: www.med.Stanford.edu) There are a number of conditions that are caused or worsened by being overweight, including:

Blood pressure as the name suggests is the force of blood against arterial walls. A normal adult blood pressure is below 120/80. High blood pressure has been defined as exceeding 140/90. Hypertension or high blood pressure is a major risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases, which are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in western society. It is estimated that 20% of the world’s adult population suffers from hypertension. Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a primary risk factor for heart disease, which affects 25% of the U.S. population and is a major contributor to stroke and heart failure.

Colon cancer is often called the silent killer because it grows for years in the lower intestine before it is large enough to create symptoms. Colorectal cancer is also one of the most preventable of the hundreds of types of cancer but is said to affect around 96,000 people in the United States ever year. (Source: Feinstein, ed. 1996) While prevention is the key, once the cancer is detected, early treatment can be effective and typically involves surgery to remove the cancer itself as well as chemotherapy, radiation, or a treatment. A healthy diet will also be key to recovery and to remaining cancer free as well. In fact, a healthy diet is crucial to prevention of colon cancer in the first place.