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...technique could be applicable, for example, to other disorders that affect the cardiovascular or nervous system such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), as scientists could potentially grow heart or nerve cells...
...their advice" - at least for those patients who do not experience a physical worsening of symptoms or discomfort after eating particular foods. Noshing on nuts and popcorn may not worsen diverticulosis, and better yet, studies suggest that adding nuts to a healthy diet may further reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, cancers of the colon and prostrate and diabetes...
...important reason is the big delay - and advantage - women have over men in terms of cardiovascular disease, like heart attack and stroke. Women develop these problems usually in their 70s and 80s, about 10 years later than men, who develop them in their 50s and 60s. For a long time, doctors thought the difference was due to estrogen. But studies have shown that this may not be the case, and now we know that giving estrogen to women post-menopause can actually be bad for them...
...reason for that delay in onset of cardiovascular disease could be that women are relatively iron-deficient compared to men - especially younger women, those in their late teens and early 20s - because of menstruation. Iron plays a very important part in the reactions in our cells that produce damaging free radicals, which glom onto cell membranes and DNA, and may translate into aging the cell. In fact, in our diets, red meat is the main source of iron, and lack of iron is probably one major reason that being vegetarian is healthy for you. There was a very good study...
...leads to high cholesterol. And, perhaps related to that, men tend not to deal with their stress as well as women. They may be more prone to internalizing that stress rather than letting go - though that's a fairly controversial point. Nonetheless, stress plays a very important role in cardiovascular disease...