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(January 19, 2010) Daniel Bernstein, Stanford Director of Cardiology, discusses the evolution of technology and cardiology.

Stanford Mini Med School is a series arranged and directed by Stanford’s School of Medicine, and presented by the Stanford Continuing Studies program.

Stanford University:

http://www.stanford.edu/

Stanford Continuing Studies:

http://csp.stanford.edu/

Stanford Channel on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/stanford

Duration : 1:50:26

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1 C. Red grapes – frozen (concord is best)
2 Leaves of fresh kale – chopped
2 tbsp. Orange juice concentrate
3/4 C. Grape juice
2 Eggshell-water ice cubes
4 Pecan halves or walnut halves (optional)
3/4 C. Grape juice
1/2 C. Eggshell water
1/2 tsp. Nettle leaf powder
1/4 tsp. Spirulina pwder
1 tsp. Ginseng powder
1/2 tsp. Ginko leaf powder
1 tsp. Hawthorn berries

All the processed fats in foods we eat today put our heart through so much turmoil! The average person needs to supplement their diet with heart healthy herbs to keep our hearts at full-power. This video shows you a natural and healthy way to keep your heart muscle pumping hard through what trials we put it through.

Heart Health Herba-Smoothie mix is a great combination for building a healthy heart and improving general health. Some effects of the herbs include:
Hawthorn: Best herb for strengthening the heart. Relates high and low blood pressure, arrhythmic heartbeats, irregular pulse, prevents hardening of the arteries and much more
Bilberry: Anti-aging properties, prevents free-radical damage, increases blood circulation, and more
Turmeric: Powerful anti-inflammatory, antioxidant
Alfalfa: Extremely rich in vitamins and minerals, blood purifier (AVOID WHILE TAKING BLOOD THINNING AGENTS)
Oat straw: Excellent source of the major minerals

Duration : 0:5:40

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http://www.naturalfishoil.info – The Best Fish Oil Supplement For Cholesterol, Triglycerides and Heart Health

Hello! I am here to tell you about The Best Fish Oil Supplement For Cholesterol, Triglycerides and Heart Health!
There are many health benefits that you can get from the best fish oil supplement. A lot of health experts and medical practitioners have recommended the intake of fish supplement for Heart Health, most especially to people who are suffering from heart disease and cardiovascular diseases.

Why is it good for the heart? This kind of oil is very high in omega-3 fatty acids and omega 3′s that are good fatty acids. They can help lower blood pressure, can decrease the risks of cardiac death due to arrythmias, can decrease the possibility of blood clumping in the arteries by making the blood less sticky.

Clumping of blood in the arteries is one cause for sudden heart attacks. Also, fish oil reduces triglycerides, which if very high and paired with a high level of cholesterol can make a person become a candidate for a fatal heart disease.

So with this proven good results of fish oil for cholesterol and triglycerides, taking it is very highly recommended.

However, you cannot just take in any kind of supplement. Some fish supplements in the market today doesn’t meet up the standards needed for it to be a good health supplement.

There are some important things you have to keep in mind when buying a fish oil omega 3 supplement, and these are as follows:

Fish oil should be molecularly distilled. If it is not molecularly distilled then it means that the toxins are not removed. Let’s face it, our environment today has many pollution problems, and fishes are also affected with these problems. So in order for you to get the best out of your supplement, it must go through a process that can remove its toxins.

Secondly, fish oil that are low in DHA or docosahexaenoic acid and less concentrated in omega 3′s are also less effective. You need a certain dose of omega 3′s for it to work. That’s why you need an omega 3 supplement that has enough amount of DHA.

Lastly, fish supplement that is made from a mixture of rancid fishes will not be good.

So before buying, keep in mind that the best fish oil supplement should have all the right ingredients on its product label.

To get the best quality omega 3 fish supplement, visit this site – http://www.naturalfishoil.info

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Diabetes is a disease that occurs in several different types, with the main factor being the inability to produce enough insulin in the pancreas to handle the demands of the food and sugars that enter the body. Learn the different between type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes with information from a family nurse practitioner in this free video on diabetes.

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http://www.PreOp.com
Diabetes Patient Education
Subcutaneous Injection

The equipment you will need to assemble includes:
* a 1 ml. syringe with a 25 or 26 gauge capped needle between 5/8″ and 1 inch in length * the medication to be given * two alcohol wipes.Carefully, wash and dry your hands.
If your medication comes in a multi-dose vial,
clean the rubber diaphragm of the vial with an alcohol wipe. Discard the wipe into the trash.
Remove the cap from the needle. Pull down the plunger of the needle until the syringe contains the same volume of air as the medication you are going to give.
Hold the vial upside down at eye level. Without touching the needle, insert it through the diaphragm of the vial. Diabetes Patient Education
Keep the tip of the needle below the level of the medication in the vial. Depress the plunger to inject the air into the vial.
Slowly pull down on the plunger to take into the syringe the amount of medication prescribed for you.
Pull the needle out of the vial.
Hold the syringe vertically and flick the barrel with a fingernail to make any air bubbles float to the top under the needle. Diabetes Patient Education
Carefully, depress the plunger to push out the air until the first drop of medication comes out of the bevel of the needle.
Clean the injection site with an alcohol wipe. Start at the proposed site. Wipe in a circular motion, moving outward with each circle to prepare an area 2-3 inches in diameter around the injection site. Let the alcohol dry and discard the wipe into the trash.
Insert the needle through the skin at a 45� angle so that the tip of the needle is under the skin and above the muscle layer.
Gently pull back on the plunger to make sure the tip of the needle is not in a blood vessel … Diabetes Patient Education
… and then slowly inject the medication.
When all the medication is injected, pull the needle out. There is no need to use a band-aid, unless blood appears at the injection site.
Discard the syringe and attached needle into your puncture proof Sharps container. Do not recap the needle.
Wash and dry your hands.
If during the injection, blood does appear in the syringe when you pull the plunger back,
pull the needle out and discard the syringe, needle and medication into your Sharps container and start the whole process again.
Your doctor or nurse will advise you which areas of the body to use for your injections. The injection site should always be rotated so that consecutive injections are never given into the same area.
If you have very little fat under your skin, you can pinch the skin to form a tent, into which the injection can be given.
The needle is then inserted more vertically.

Diabetes Patient Education

Duration : 0:4:59

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1 in 5 or over 73.3 million North Americans are at risk for health issues caused by poor blood glucose control. The standard treatments are not working. The webmaster of www.Diabetic-Diet-Secrets.com wants to share what will work for most type 2 diabetics

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One-third of diabetics don’t know that they have the condition. How can you avoid being one of them? Check out this video!Watch More Health Videos at Health Guru: http://www.healthguru.com/?YT

Duration : 0:2:55

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Heart disease affects 20 million Americans. How can you live a Heart Healthy life?Watch More Health Videos at Health Guru: http://www.healthguru.com/?YT

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Heart disease affects more than 20 million Americans. Let’s explore the various forms that heart disease can take.Watch More Health Videos at Health Guru: http://www.healthguru.com/?YT

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