Heart Health

The Beauty of Belly Dancing

The Beauty of Belly Dancing

Belly dancing is an exercise that is low-impact suitable for all ages and levels of fitness. It benefits the spine and improves the torso’s flexibility.

Belly dancing is an exercise that is low-impact suitable for all ages and levels of fitness. It benefits the spine and improves the torso’s flexibility.

There are many steps found in the various styles of belly dancing performed all over the world, Read below to learn about the classic steps that come back throughout several periods in history…


Qigong for Heart Health

Qigong for Heart Health

Qigong is an ancient Chinese practice that includes gentle movement, breath work, visualization techniques, and strength training and is derived from a 4,000-year-old Chinese philosophy.

Qigong can help benefit our breathing, our posture, and stabilize our heart health. Read below to learn about two different types of Qigong.

How Dance Helps the Heart

How Dance Helps the Heart

Dancing has many benefits and can prevent people from being unhappy, providing a doorway into calming the mind and heart.

We are all physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual beings. Read below to learn the positive impact dancing can have on these various aspects of our being…..


Important Cholesterol Ratio

Important Cholesterol Ratio

The published evidence is quite clear in documenting that the actual total cholesterol level itself is not the most important risk factor of cardiovascular disease.

It is the ratio between the level of HDL-"good" cholesterol and total cholesterol that we need to be concerned about.

Increase HDL and Lower Lipoprotein (a)

Increase HDL and Lower Lipoprotein (a)

There are only a few natural products that have demonstrated such a wide range of protective properties as curcumin. Turmeric has three main bioactive components, namely curcumin, desmethoxycurcumin, and bisdemethoxycurcumin. These curcuminoids have many biological effects including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antitumor, antibacterial, and antiviral properties.

Vitamin Deficiency Linked to Stroke and Plaque Buildup in Carotid Artery

Vitamin Deficiency Linked to Stroke and Plaque Buildup in Carotid Artery

A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal revealed that people low in vitamin B12 had an increased risk of a fatal heart attack and stroke.

The study showed that higher blood levels of B vitamins are related to lower concentrations of homocysteine leading to decrease plaquing in the carotid arteries. However, an elevated blood homocysteine level revealed a strong risk factor for heart disease and stroke.