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    • ATROPHY, DENTS
    • BFS
    • EMG TEST
    • FOOT DROP
    • REASSURANCE
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    • TWITCHING BODYWIDE
    • TWITCHING LOWER BODY
      • FEET, TOES
      • QUADS, HAMSTRINGS
    • TWITCHING UPPER BODY
      • ARM, HAND, FINGERS
      • CHEST
      • EYELID
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      • TONGUE
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    • ACUTE SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
  • MOLES
    • BLEEDING MOLES
    • CHANGING MOLES
    • MANY MOLES
    • NEW MOLES
    • REMOVAL
  • MOUTH, THROAT
    • BURPING
    • LPR
    • LUMP, STUCK FEELING
    • PHANTOM TASTES
      • FOUL TASTE
      • METAL TASTE
    • TONGUE PROBLEMS
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      • HERNIATED DISC
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    • IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
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  • Home
  • A L S
    • A L S FEAR
    • ATROPHY, DENTS
    • BFS
    • EMG TEST
    • FOOT DROP
    • REASSURANCE
    • STRENGTH TESTS
    • TWITCHING BODYWIDE
    • TWITCHING LOWER BODY
      • FEET, TOES
      • QUADS, HAMSTRINGS
    • TWITCHING UPPER BODY
      • ARM, HAND, FINGERS
      • CHEST
      • EYELID
      • LIP, FACE
      • STOMACH, SHOULDER, NECK
      • TONGUE
  • CANCER
    • BLADDER
    • BRAIN TUMORS
    • CERVICAL, ANAL
    • COLON
    • LARYNGEAL
    • LYMPHOMA
    • MELANOMA
      • APPEARANCE
      • RISK FACTORS
    • OVARIAN
    • UTERINE
  • CARDIAC
    • AORTIC ANEURYSM
      • EXERCISE
      • REPAIR
    • BLOOD PRESSURE
    • CORONARY BYPASS SURGERY
    • CHEST PAIN
      • HEART CAUSES
      • NON-HEART CAUSES
    • HEART ATTACK
      • RISKS
      • SYMPTOMS
      • TESTS
    • PVCs, PALPITATIONS
      • CAUSES
      • DANGERS
      • EXERCISE
  • Headache
    • ANEURYSM
    • BRAIN TUMORS
    • MIGRAINE HEADACHES
    • ACUTE SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
  • MOLES
    • BLEEDING MOLES
    • CHANGING MOLES
    • MANY MOLES
    • NEW MOLES
    • REMOVAL
  • MOUTH, THROAT
    • BURPING
    • LPR
    • LUMP, STUCK FEELING
    • PHANTOM TASTES
      • FOUL TASTE
      • METAL TASTE
    • TONGUE PROBLEMS
    • SWALLOWING
    • VOCAL CORD DYSFUNCTION
  • Pain
    • BACK
      • HERNIATED DISC
      • OTHER
    • CALVES
    • FIBROMYALGIA
    • KNEE
    • PELVIC
    • SCIATICA
    • SHOULDER
  • STOOLS
    • BLOODY
    • COLOR
    • CONSTIPATION
    • IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
    • MICROSCOPIC COLITIS
    • PENCIL THIN
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    Bad Eating + Avoiding Exercise in Women: Heart Disease Coming

    Heart Disease, Heart Disease Causes

Bad Eating + Avoiding Exercise in Women: Heart Disease Coming

The time to stop making excuses for avoiding exercise and healthy eating is NOW, to prevent heart disease later on, especially for women due to changes in levels of estrogen following menopause. […]

ELLSSEE 2025-03-16T14:48:01-06:00 Heart Disease, Heart Disease Causes|
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    Can Peripheral Artery Disease Be Prevented with Exercise?

    Heart Disease, Heart Disease Causes, Heart Disease Treatment

Can Peripheral Artery Disease Be Prevented with Exercise?

Can a regular exercise program, if begun sooner in life, actually prevent the occurrence of peripheral artery disease? […]

ELLSSEE 2024-04-12T10:54:05-06:00 Heart Disease, Heart Disease Causes, Heart Disease Treatment|
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    The Heart Problems that Can Cause Fainting

    Fainting, HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS, Heart Disease

The Heart Problems that Can Cause Fainting

Whenever fainting is caused by a heart problem, you need immediate medical attention. […]

ELLSSEE 2025-05-24T11:53:24-06:00 Fainting, HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS, Heart Disease|
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    How Much Salt or Sodium Daily Will Harm Your Heart?

    BLOOD PRESSURE, HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS, Heart Disease

How Much Salt or Sodium Daily Will Harm Your Heart?

Certainly there has to be a tipping point or threshold after which the amount of salt every day can hurt one’s heart. […]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:53:51-06:00 BLOOD PRESSURE, HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS, Heart Disease|
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    Can Chronic Heart Failure Lead to Liver Failure?

    HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS, Heart Disease, HEART FAILURE

Can Chronic Heart Failure Lead to Liver Failure?

The kidneys get all the attention as the organ that fails secondary to chronic heart failure. However, the liver, which the heart pumps 25 percent of its blood flow to, will also decline with chronic [...]

ELLSSEE 2021-08-08T18:37:50-06:00 HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS, Heart Disease, HEART FAILURE|
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    Can GERD Cause an Elevated Resting Heart Rate?

    GERD, Heart Disease, HEART RATE

Can GERD Cause an Elevated Resting Heart Rate?

You have GERD and you’ve been experiencing an elevated heart rate without exertion. Could there be a connection? The elevated heart rate may occur while you’re at your computer, watching TV, texting or while lying [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-09T18:34:38-06:00 GERD, Heart Disease, HEART RATE|
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    Is Exercise Worth It for Those with Genetic Heart Disease?

    Heart Attack Fear, HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS, Heart Disease

Is Exercise Worth It for Those with Genetic Heart Disease?

Are you genetically predisposed to heart disease (e.g., Dad had heart attack in his 40s) and have blown off exercise, thinking, “What’s the use?” Well, you’d better rethink that approach. […]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:57:40-06:00 Heart Attack Fear, HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS, Heart Disease|
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    Are You Scared Your Shoulder Pain Might Mean a Heart Problem?

    HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS, Heart Disease

Are You Scared Your Shoulder Pain Might Mean a Heart Problem?

Shoulder pain is linked to heart disease and might even mean a heart attack in progress. But this doesn’t mean you should panic every time your shoulder aches or you get a twinge of pain [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:54:13-06:00 HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS, Heart Disease|
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    Are Water Aerobics Enough for Heart Fitness?

    Heart Disease

Are Water Aerobics Enough for Heart Fitness?

Bad News—Water aerobics will do very little for heart fitness. This isn’t vigorous lap swimming; it’s the so-called water aerobics, the classes you participate in with colorful implements… […]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:58:21-06:00 Heart Disease|
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    How Does Aged Garlic Extract Reverse Heart Disease?

    Heart Disease

How Does Aged Garlic Extract Reverse Heart Disease?

Yes, aged garlic extract CAN reverse heart disease plaque buildup. Coronary artery disease is a slowly progressive disease that builds up in the arteries of the heart for over 10 years before the first symptoms. [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-04-10T13:55:50-06:00 Heart Disease|
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    Can You Have Severe Heart Disease but Good Cholesterol Numbers?

    Cholesterol, Heart Disease

Can You Have Severe Heart Disease but Good Cholesterol Numbers?

It's actually possible to be a ticking time bomb with severe coronary heart disease while also having a "normal" cholesterol (lipid) profile. This is why you shouldn't assume you're automatically out of the woods just [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:50:27-06:00 Cholesterol, Heart Disease|
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    Can Very Sedentary Person Have Very Low Resting Heart Rate?

    Heart Disease, HEART RATE

Can Very Sedentary Person Have Very Low Resting Heart Rate?

So if exercise lowers resting heart rate, why do some sedentary “lazy” people have very slow heart rates? Yes, this is very possible: A totally out of shape person who gets zero structured exercise could [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-04-10T13:56:18-06:00 Heart Disease, HEART RATE|
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    Shortness of Breath from Heart Problem vs. Narcotic Drugs

    HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS, Heart Disease

Shortness of Breath from Heart Problem vs. Narcotic Drugs

Is there a way to distinguish between breathing difficulty from angina and from narcotic painkiller side effects? Narcotic painkillers can cause trouble breathing as a side effect, yet angina as well can result in this [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:52:50-06:00 HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS, Heart Disease|

Heart Rate in 60s BUT You Also Have Heart Disease?

How is it possible for an elderly person (over age 65) to have a low resting heart rate along with severe coronary artery disease (CAD)? Before my mother had CABG x 5, her resting heart [...]

ELLSSEE 2025-04-28T19:09:22-06:00 Heart Disease, HEART RATE|
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    CT Abdomen Scan Can Predict Heart Disease and Mortality

    Heart Disease, Heart Disease Detection

CT Abdomen Scan Can Predict Heart Disease and Mortality

Plaque in your abdomen is a strong clue that there is plaque in your heart: coronary artery disease, or "sludge" in your heart's arteries. When a CT abdominal scan shows very high degrees of abdominal [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-11T18:37:36-06:00 Heart Disease, Heart Disease Detection|
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    Does Normal Blood Pressure Mean You Don’t Have Heart Disease?

    BLOOD PRESSURE, Heart Disease

Does Normal Blood Pressure Mean You Don’t Have Heart Disease?

The answer is NO! In fact, you can have life-threatening heart disease -- extensive coronary artery blockage -- and still have consistently normal blood pressure readings. "High blood pressure (Htn) causes the occlusions (blockages), but [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-03-16T08:47:57-06:00 BLOOD PRESSURE, Heart Disease|
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    Is Intense Exercise Possible with Clogged Arteries?

    Heart Disease

Is Intense Exercise Possible with Clogged Arteries?

If you've been diagnosed with heart disease, does this mean that strenuous exercise is off-limits? Is intense exercise even POSSIBLE with blocked arteries? First of all, let’s define strenuous exercise. Some people think this is [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-03-16T08:48:32-06:00 Heart Disease|
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    Soft Plaque Rupture, Chest Pain, Low Heart Disease Risk?

    CHEST PAIN, Heart Disease, Heart Disease Causes

Soft Plaque Rupture, Chest Pain, Low Heart Disease Risk?

Can chest pain in a physically fit person with low heart disease risk be caused by a soft plaque rupture? “Recent literature suggests two different kinds of plaque: calcified plaque which is considered more stable [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-03-16T08:48:51-06:00 CHEST PAIN, Heart Disease, Heart Disease Causes|

Do Doctors Give too Many Tests for Heart Disease?

What does a cardiologist have to say about the belief that doctors order too many tests for heart disease? These tests include stress tests and angiograms. There are also various blood tests related to diseases [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:53:08-06:00 Heart Disease, Heart Disease Detection|
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    Zero Calcium Score in Asymptomatic vs. Symptomatic Patients

    CALCIUM SCORING, Heart Disease

Zero Calcium Score in Asymptomatic vs. Symptomatic Patients

A zero calcium score is NOT an accurate predictor of cardiac events in patients with symptoms, but for those without symptoms, it’s over 95 percent. A group of people with symptoms like chest pain and [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-04-16T09:40:06-06:00 CALCIUM SCORING, Heart Disease|

Do Clear Carotid Arteries Mean Clear Coronary Vessels?

Just because your carotid arteries are “clean” doesn’t mean you don’t have severe blockages in your coronary vessels. I was inspired to write this article after my father underwent an exam to see if there [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-03-16T08:48:56-06:00 Heart Disease|

Does Zero Calcium Score Always Mean Clear Arteries?

If your calcium score is ZERO, how confident should you feel about not having heart disease, and having nice clean arteries?  Did you recently get your coronary calcium score measured and it was zero, but [...]

ELLSSEE 2025-04-06T18:57:06-06:00 Heart Disease|

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