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Coronary Artery Disease
In coronary heart disease, the beating heart muscle is deprived of adequate blood and oxygen. It has intermittent periods of ischemia (oxygen shortage). Because waste products produced during normal metabolism of the heart muscle can not be cleared away, they accumulate. This can result in heart muscle pain, similar to a muscle cramp.

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Articles In This Section:
  • Blood Pressure & Pulse
    by Dr. Gary Farr 6/23/2004
    There are two important vital statistics that doctors use to assess the immediate health of your heart: blood pressure and pulse. These "numbers" fluctuate as your heart's condition changes.

  • Cholesterol & Lipids
    by Dr. Gary Farr 12/31/2005
    The term "lipids" describes an entire class of fats and fat-like substances in the blood. Cholesterol and triglycerides are two types of lipids. Find out more here.

  • Crestor Caution - High Doses of Popular Cholesterol-Lowering Drug May Cause Muscle Disease
    by Dr. Gary Farr 6/18/2004
    Safety problems with the widely used cholesterol drug Crestor have prompted European regulators to tighten prescription guidelines, but experts warn U.S. physicians may not be fully aware of the potentially deadly hazards for some of the more than 1 million American users of the drug.

  • Dietary Goals of the United States
    by Dr. Gary Farr 7/4/2004
    This extensive hard hitting U S Senate document was buried after howls of protest by the American "food manufacturers". This article is another example of how money and politics shapes what we put into our body. (What a concept -- "food manufacturing" --- in case you didn't know, real food grows!) This extensive study found that: "The major health problems in the US are diet related."

  • Essential & Metabolic Fatty Acids Analysis (Blood)
    by Dr. Gary Farr 3/20/2006
    Fatty acid abnormalities are frequently found in people with chronic inflammatory diseases, auto-immune diseases, heart disease, depression, behavior disorders, such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and senile neurological degeneration. Re-balancing the membrane levels of fatty acids can improve the clinical pictures in these cases.

  • Free Newsletter
    by Dr. Gary Farr 7/22/2003
    Sign up for our FREE health newsletter from BecomeHealthyNow.com. The Healthy newsletter brings the latest research, news and ideas you can use, fun mini-quizzes and a listing of the live events and happenings on the BecomeHealthyNow sites and communities. You'll always be up to date on current health topics as the BecomeHealthyNow.com web site is continually updated.

  • Health Survey
    by Dr. Gary Farr 7/22/2003
    The health survey finds out about the state of your health. You may discover things about your health you didn't know before. This increased awareness of your health can help you take the appropriate action to improve the state of your body's function.

  • Identifying Your Risk of Heart Disease
    by Dr. Gary Farr 7/23/2003
    You play a very important role in determining your risk for heart disease. With so much misinformation about heart disease you'd be well off to read the following facts and change your habits. You have the power and choice to control this epidemic problem.

  • Insulin May Raise Homocysteine
    by Dr. Gary Farr 7/8/2003
    Overweight children with high levels of the hormone insulin in their blood are also likely to have high levels of homocysteine, a substance that appears to raise the risk of heart disease, stroke, and birth defects, as well as possibly other adverse effects as well.

  • Nutritional Support for Cardiovascular Health
    by Dr. Gary Farr 9/6/2004
    There is one very important nutritional factor concerning the heart and nutrition. The heart is a muscle that never stops working. We discuss which supplements you should take if you have heart disease or, if you want to keep your heart healthy.

  • The Adrenocortex Profile
    by Dr. Gary Farr 7/2/2004
    The Adrenocortex Stress Profile is a powerful and precise non-invasive test that evaluates levels of the body's important stress hormones, cortisol and DHEA. This profile serves as a critical tool for uncovering biochemical imbalances that can underlie anxiety, chronic fatigue, obesity, diabetes and a host of other clinical conditions. It's also a crucial tool for monitoring DHEA and/or cortisone therapy.

  • The Cholesterol Myths
    by Dr. Gary Farr 7/23/2003
    Have you been totally confused by medical propaganda? Don't feel bad. If the medical establishment can convince you you're going to die if you don't take aspirin for your heart condition, then there must be other lies as well! Well, we're going to present what Uffe Ravnskov, M.D., Ph.D. has to say. Once you've read this, that nice juicy steak with all the animal fat will really taste good!

  • The Danger of Hydrogenated or Partially Hydrogenated Fats
    by Dr. Gary Farr 12/31/2006
    Why not consume partially hydrogenated fats or oils? Because by the definition of "poison," partially hydrogenated fats and oils are poisons. READ THIS!

  • The Menopause Profile
    by Dr. Gary Farr 6/2/2004
    Menopause is normal and natural. It is your body changing and maturing. But unfortunately, it is perceived by many women only as an ominous midlife challenge. There is a common misconception that "the change" begins a time of inevitable and prolonged discomfort and a declining quality of life. The Menopause Profile can help you determine exactly what to do for your menopause.

  • Why The Cholesterol-Heart Disease Theory Is Wrong
    by Dr. Gary Farr 2/14/2003
    Cholesterol is a much maligned substance, the ‘cause’ of heart disease. If it is, it must have killed billions of people. Far more than the plague, every war ever fought, and all plane, train and car crashes ever - all added together, then multiplied by three. If this sounds to extreme you're right. In fact, it doesn't have ANY basis. Surprise.

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