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Lower Risk for Heart Failure ~

Researchers compared five different diets among 15,569 participants without previously diagnosed heart disease or heart failure from the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study and tracked heart failure incidence rates. Those who followed a plant-based diet that included dark, leafy green vegetables, beans, and whole grains and excluded processed meats lowered their risk for heart failure by 42 percent. Other diets analyzed included red meat, saturated fats, eggs, and sugar-sweetened beverages.

Plant-based diets lower risk for developing heart failure, according to data presented at this year’s American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions in Anaheim, California

Lara K, Levitan EB, Gutierrez OM, et al. Plant based diet associated with less heart failure risk. Poster presented at: American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2017; November 11-15, 2017; Anaheim, CA.

I will help you learn how to eat healthy, plant based, and make the changes you desire to live healthy and happy.

In peace and in love,  LisaMarie

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Living with HIV ~

“Those living with HIV are at an increased risk for both chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to data published in PLoS One. Researchers analyzed disease risk factors for 27,215 HIV-positive men and women as part of the Data Collection on Adverse Events of Anti-HIV Drugs (D:A:D) study. Results showed a strong relationship between CVD and CKD risk, with those at high risk for CVD having a 5.6-fold increased risk for CKD and those at high risk for CKD having a 1.3-fold increased risk for CVD, compared with those at low risk.

The authors suggest that clinicians simultaneously assess risk factors for cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease in HIV-positive patients.

Other health improvements associated with disease prevention, such as blood pressure control, may prove particularly effective for this population.”

Boyd MA, Mocroft A, Ryom L, et al. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) event rates in HIV-positive persons at high predicted CVD and CKD risk: A prospective analysis of the D:A:D observational study. PLoS One. Published online November 7, 2017.

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Healthy, clean nutrition helps save lives, and provide a sustainably healthy and strong lifestyle. Give LisaMarie a call to learn how to make the changes that will give you a good quality, energetic life.

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Making mistakes ~

“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.”
George Bernard Shaw

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Miracles ~

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” Albert Einstein

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Rekindled by a Spark ~

“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person.  Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.”      ~ Albert Schweitzer

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Got Cognitive Decline?

Milk consumption leads to worse brain health, according to a study published in the journal Nutrients. Researchers followed 13,751 participants from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study for 20 years and found that those who consumed more than one glass of milk per day were 10 percent more likely to experience cognitive decline, compared with those who consumed less than one glass per day or no milk.

These findings resonate with other studies showing a link between milk and cognitive decline. Additionally, the findings in the Chicago Health and Aging Project showed that those who consumed the most saturated fat had twice the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, compared with those who consumed the least.

Dairy is the No. 1 source of saturated fat in the American diet.

Petruski-Ivleva N, Kucharska-Newton A, Palta P, et al. Milk intake at midlife and cognitive decline over 20 years. The Athersclerosis Risk in Communities

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