heart attack (Page 2)

Don’t live in the South – Medical researchers call the South the “stroke belt,” because people born there have a higher risk of dying from stroke as adults, even if they later move away. Remember, it’s not LIVING there that’s the problem, it’s being BORN there. However, those who were both born in the stroke belt AND lived there as adults have the highest risk.

Researcher Maria Glymour says, “Our results cannot pinpoint a specific explanation, but they are consistent with other research suggesting that the roots of stroke risk begin in childhood or even infancy.”
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Can’t stand hot food? Then you’ll have lots of warning if you have a heart attack, because the receptors that give you a burning sensation from eating chili peppers are the same ones that sense chest pain during a heart attack. “Silent” heart attacks, which strike without warning, may take place in people who are insensitive to these receptors, which are located on the outer surface of the heart. And to keep your heart healthy, you should take the Chocolate Cure.
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To find your approximate date of death, measure your telomeres. These are the pieces of DNA that protect the ends of our chromosomes and control how fast our cells age, and scientists think shortened telomeres cause early death. Some cloned mammals, such as Dolly the sheep, have shorter telomeres than other animals of the same age, leading scientists to think they’ll have shorter lives. This is one reason why it’s not yet safe to produce human clones. And men: keep shaving?scientists don’t know why, but shaving less than once a day increases your risk of stroke by 70%.
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