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winnie
10-14-2003, 04:08 PM
Mammograms

MAMMOGRAMS OF THE BREASTS MAY BE ABLE TO HELP THE BRAIN AND HEART BY PREDICTING THE RISK FOR STROKE. WOMEN WHOSE ROUTINE MAMMOGRAMS REVEALED CALCIFICATION OF THE BLOOD VESSELS IN THE BREASTS WERE AT A 54-PERCENT INCREASED RISK OF HAVING A STROKE ACCORDING TO A 9-YEAR STUDY OF MORE THAN 16,000 WOMEN PRESENTED AT THE LATEST AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION MEETING. IF CALCIFICATIONS SHOW UP ON A MAMMOGRAM -- RESEARCHERS SUGGEST WOMEN SHOULD GO FOR FURTHER TESTS TO DETERMINE IF THEY HAVE ARTERIES THAT ARE BLOCKED -- SINCE CLOTS CAN FORM AND BREAK LOOSE TO CAUSE A STROKE.

FemFit
10-14-2003, 04:10 PM
interesting...thanks winnie..I never knew that. I have never had a mammogram...too young but great info

winnie
10-14-2003, 04:17 PM
yeah this was all news to me also, seems interesting. Here is some more info that I ran into:


IF HEALTHY WOMEN TAKE VITAMIN E THEY CAN PREVENT HEART DISEASE. IN THE FIRST STUDY TO LOOK AT VITAMIN E'S EFFECTS ON HEALTHY WOMEN'S HEARTS -- RESEARCHERS FOUND THE ANTI-OXIDANT PREVENTS PLAQUES AND LESIONS FROM FORMING ON THE HEART ARTERIES. PREVIOUS STUDIES HAVE SHOWN VITAMIN E'S BENEFIT FOR HELPING HEART PATIENTS GET BETTER. NOW THE JOURNAL CLINICAL NUTRITION REPORTS HEALTHY MIDDLE AGED WOMEN WHO TAKE VITAMIN E WILL STAY HEART HEALTHY LONGER.

winnie
10-14-2003, 04:20 PM
TOO MUCH IRON IN A WOMAN'S DIET CAN HAVE A STRONG IMPACT ON THE HEART. WOMEN AGES 20 TO 49 WHO HAD HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF IRON IN THE BLOOD ALSO HAD HIGHER CHOLESTEROL AND THAT TRANSLATES TO A HIGHER HEART DISEASE RISK. THOUSANDS OF WOMEN FROM VARIOUS ETHNIC GROUPS WERE TESTED AND A FIRM LINK ESTABLISHED BETWEEN HIGH IRON STORES AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.

SEXYMAMA
10-14-2003, 05:35 PM
Good find winnie... I have never thought about it either b/c of my age.......

Vit E cool..... I have some at home I better start taking huh? ;)