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Garmin Forerunner® 35: Review

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Garmin Forerunner® 35 Overview:

Garmin Forerunner® 35 is one of the latest trends in the watch industry. You can consider this device a smart watch, as it performs multiple functions such as monitoring heart rate, provides GPS tracking, plays music, alerts you of SMS notifications, counts calories, records sleep and overall fitness performance. Before monitoring you heart rate was often hard to do and expensive. Now you have the ease of wearing a watch that records this information for you. All you have to do is pair this device to your smart phone and you can view your daily achievements.

This device uses a heart rate technology to track and monitor your day and night performance by simply wearing this device on your wrist. It is important to track your heart rate so you can determine when your heart has returned to its normal resting rate, especially after heart rates increases during workouts.

Heart monitoring is important and can help individuals improve their cardiovascular system. Performing fitness training like sprints and HIIT workout can improve your overall health.

Garmin Forerunner® 35 has four color wrist bands available: black, white, lime green and frost blue. All watches retail for the same price and do not vary depending on color unlike other products on the market. This watch has a MSRP of $199.99 and can be purchased online directly from the manufacturer.

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Final Thoughts on Garmin Forerunner® 35:

Garmin Forerunner® 35 offers several benefits when it comes to physical activity and health. You can now track your lifestyle by wearing this fashionable technology on your wrist. Keep in mind you can recharge this device and it only has a water rating of 5 ATM.

Apple Watch Series 2: Review

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Apple Watch Series 2 Overview:

Monitoring your heart health is very important and we should always look for ways to improve our health and lifestyle. Today technology is so advanced that we can now monitor our heart rate by wearing a smart watch.

Apple Watch Series 2 is a new technology that allows individuals to track their daily fitness achievements and health. If you are looking for a smart watch that has a built-in GPS, Heart Monitoring system, and has a water-resistant structure, the Apple Watch Series 2 does all that and more!

Tired of running around with your phone in your pocket or wearing those arm sleeves just so you can have your phone with you while you workout? You no longer have to! Apple Watch Series 2 allows you to navigate your way around while leaving your iPhone at home. It has a built –in GPS to help track where you have been.

You now have the ability to track exercises like running, walking, swimming and biking. Also, this watch has advanced features like SMS notifications; you can answer phone calls, schedule calendar events and speak with Siri. However, we feel the most important factor to consider is the heart rate monitoring feature. This watch has the ability to measure your heart rate and how many times it beats during workouts. The sensor in this device is called photoplethysmography. For best heart rate monitoring results, it is recommended that you wear your watch snuggly fitted but where it is comfortable and not too tight.

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Sizes Available:

one size

Directions For Use:

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Final Thoughts on Apple Watch Series 2:

Apple Watch Series 2 is an advanced smart watch that allows you to record all your fitness achievements along with sleep habits and your heart rate. This device is water resistant up to 50 meters. It is sold in various colors; various wrist band styles and pricing may vary ($240 -$400). Check out this product on the manufacturer’s website for more information.

Android Wear Motorola Moto 360 Sport: Review

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Motorola Moto 360 Sport Overview:

Motorola Moto 360 Sport is a smart watch made with a silicone wrist band that is intended to track your heart rate and has built-in GPS. You also have the ability to track your calories burned and set fitness goals. Motorola Moto 360 Sport watch has a hybrid display “Motorola Anylight”, which makes the screen easy to see when outdoors. To see your daily achievements and to keep track of your achievements, download the Moto Body App. However, we did not find any information claiming that this product is water-proof or that it has the ability to track your sleep, or alert you of SMS notifications.

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Sizes Available:

one size

Directions For Use:

Refer to packaging for information on how to use this product.

Where is Product Manufactured:

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Final Thoughts on Motorola Moto 360 Sport:

Motorola Moto 360 Sport is intended to track your fitness and heart rate achievements. There is no MSRP published on the manufacturer’s website of this product. Also, there is no information suggesting that this product is water-proof.

What is Heart Disease?


What is Heart Disease?

Part muscle and part organ, the job of the heart is of the utmost importance. Because the heart is so important, heart disease, also known as cardiac disease, is always a very serious situation. It’s impossible to understand the importance of taking care of your heart and body to prevent heart disease as well as having any irregularities and symptoms checked immediately with your doctor.

The term heart disease refers to a number of serious heart conditions, some of which are avoidable and some of which that are not. Accounting for roughly a quarter of all deaths in the United States, it’s important to be aware of heart disease. Here are the most serious types of heart disease.

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease is to a large extent avoidable. High blood pressure, smoking and obesity are just a few avoidable factors that lead to the disease. Essentially, coronary artery disease is the buildup of plaque in the arteries. To a certain extent, the heart can manage the situation although it’s a disaster waiting to happen.

Overexertion during exercise or stress can prohibit sufficient oxygen from getting to the heart eventually leading to a heart attack. The blockage could also lead to a stroke which is the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain.

Cardiomyopathy

There are three types of cardiomyopathy, which is a swollen and hardened heart resulting in an inability to pump blood around the body. It can lead to heart failure, as mentioned below, and it can also lead to a “backup” of blood through the body.

There are three types of cardiomyopathy and each can be caused by unavoidable circumstances, specifically hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which may be genetic, and restrictive cardiomyopathy, which can be caused by chemotherapy as well as a few heart abnormalities.

Dilated cardiomyopathy can also be caused by abnormalities but other causes include alcoholism and drugs, which are of course completely and tragically avoidable.

Symptoms of cardiomyopathy can be difficult to recognize and include fatigue, weight gain, dizziness, shortness of breath and chest pain. Dilated and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can lead to sudden death, though it is a rare occurrence.

Congestive Heart Failure

Congestive heart failure is a heart that is too weak to sufficiently pump blood throughout the body. It is often thought that heart failure occurs when the heart has completely stopped working but that is not the case. Instead, everything slows down, including the rate at which the blood travels through the body.

The result is heart that stretches to hold more blood and therefore can temporarily pump more throughout the body but it takes a significant toll on the heart to the point that it can no longer do the task. As a result, several of organs and bodily functions can also begin to fail.

As you might expect, many of the problems of the heart are interrelated and both coronary artery disease and cardiomyopathy can lead to congestive heart failure. Other causes can be kidney disease, diabetes or birth defects.

Why Do They Put Stents In The Heart?


Why Do They Put Stents In The Heart?

Stents have been used in cardiac care decades. Angioplasty came into general use in the 1970s as a treatment for narrowing arteries. This procedure inserts the time balloon into a blood vessel and inflates it to expand the vein or artery again. To keep it from collapsing after the procedure is done, a stent is inserted. Since heart disease is the most prevalent condition that affects longevity in the modern world, this technology has given countless people a new lease on life.

Why Are Cardiac Stents Used in the Heart?

Many people have heard of what is colloquially called hardening of the arteries. This is medically termed atherosclerosis. No matter what you call it, it means that the arteries in and around your heart are losing their pliancy and expandability due to a buildup of unhealthy plaque on their inner walls. This is all a part of heart disease that millions of people suffer from in this country alone.

Besides medication, there are two main ways to deal with this disease. The first is through surgery, such as heart bypass operations, and the second is angioplasty and the insertion of stents. These tiny tubes act like scaffolding to open and maintain the opening inside of arteries and the heart. The procedure is quite common and is performed through small incisions. This greatly reduces the chance of any complications and still provides the patient with much-improved health and the opportunity to experience greater longevity than he could without getting treatment.

Coronary or Cardiac Stents Explained – Types and Uses

In the beginning of stent usage, they consisted of nothing more than a tiny metal mesh tube. These types are still in use today. However, they can have some negative characteristics. As the body heals itself from what it considers an invading foreign object, the stent itself can be the cause of scar tissue build-up. After removing a blockage or expanding the channel in a blood vessel, the last thing the patient wants is a scar thickening the walls or filling in space again.

Modern medical technology has come up with a solution. These cardiac or coronary stents are also frequently made of metal but now emit a drug over time. They are called drug-eluting stents. The purpose of the drug is to prevent the formation of scar tissue. This can increase the success rate for cardiac patients who want open blood vessels for as long as possible.

In the quest for improvements in medicine, scientists have now come up with a non-metal stent that can be used in the heart and surrounding blood vessels. Instead of surgical steel or other metal, these are made from a polymer that dissolves safely over time. These also contain the chemical that limits scar formation.

New ideas and innovations stent technology are being researched all the time. Besides stents that disappear after a period of time, others with a dissolving coding but a metal base are being tested. Science is constantly marching forward to find the best solutions for the millions of people that suffer from coronary heart disease.

Changing your Diet after a Heart Attack


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Changing your Diet after a Heart Attack

A heart attack can be a hard thing to go through. A first attack might not be too severe in most cases. The people who recover from a heart attack can live a normal life. Well, there are a few little tweaks to be done to the lifestyle and the diet, though.

Why should you change your diet after a heart attack?

A heart attack occurs when a section of the artery that carries blood to the heart is blocked. This block prevents the supply of oxygen-rich blood to the heart. This means that a section of the muscles in the heart are deprived of oxygen. These muscles start dying out in case the block isn’t treated in the initial stages. That is why the heart becomes sensitive after a heart attack.

Cholesterol is primarily one of the substances that form a plaque in the coronary artery. When the plaque ruptures, there is a blood clot formed at that place. This clot is what blocks the artery when it is a big one.

The excess cholesterol comes from the diet. This is primarily the reason why one is advised to revise once diet strictly, after a heart attack. Changing your diet can avoid the occurrence of a second attack.

What to eat after recovery from a heart attack?

The first thing to change after recovering from a heart attack is to plan a healthy diet. The diet should be healthy and free of bad fats. Unsaturated fats and fatty acids are healthy fats that can be included in the diet to regulate the normal health of the heart. Saturated fats and trans fats are the ones that should be avoided. Here are a few things to do after a heart attack:

  • Include more of fresh vegetables and fruits in your diet
  • Eat food which is preferably steamed, baked or poached.
  • Include fish and protein rich food items in your diet.
  • Consume a diet that has a healthy mix of whole grains, seeds, and nuts.
  • Include foods that are rich in good carbs and fiber.
  • Drink enough water.

What not to eat?

The idea here is to cut down any food that is rich in bad fats. These are the foods that increase the blood cholesterol levels:

  • Meat
  • Fried food items.
  • Food that has trans fats.
  • Processed food.
  • Junk food.
  • Packaged food.
  • Sodas and carbonated drinks that are rich in sweeteners.

Things to do besides changing the diet:

Besides devising a healthy diet plan, have a healthy lifestyle, on the whole, to avoid risking another attack. Stop smoking and the consumption of alcohol. Focus on attaining a healthy weight. Higher BMI values increase the chances of excess fats and cholesterol in the body.

Treat diabetes, thyroid disorders or any other ailments that can increase the severity of heart damage. Reduce stress and hypertension. Focus on following a regular fitness regime. Making an overall change in the lifestyle and habits is essential to avoid a second attack. The heart muscles are already weak after the first heart attack. That is exactly why another attack can be riskier.

Can your Heart Stop?


Can your Heart Stop?

Can your heart stop beating for a moment and then start again? Well, don’t get shocked, but the answer is ‘yes’.

This condition is more common in a healthy individual. When we sleep, our heart also slows down and its beats get reduced from an average of 60-70 per minute to as low as 30 per minute. It is also possible that the heart might not beat for some few seconds (3-4 seconds); this happens when the heart rate is really low. However, if it continues for as long as 6 seconds, then it is not good.

This indicates that the individual is suffering from a type of disorder whereby his/her heart beats irregularly. This is common in the case of arrhythmias like atrial fibrillation, which is very common. There have been such cases where people have been declared dead and later they have woken up in the morgue. However, these are very rare cases.

A rarest of rare case happened in the year 2012. During a Premier League Match, Fabrice Muamba, a footballer playing for Bolton Wanderers, suffered a cardiac arrest. His heart had stopped beating for as long as 78 minutes, but later he revived and recovered fully. This was possible because of the outstanding medical care he received immediately after his collapse. Unfortunately, everyone is not that lucky! Refer to the article for more details: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/mar/25/muamba-collapse-minute-by-minute.

In cases where you feel that you are experiencing skipping of heart beats frequently, then you should definitely consult a doctor.

Many people experience a feeling that their hearts have stopped beating for a second and these are known as premature beats. It is mostly seen among healthy people and it is made worse with too much consumption of caffeine such as soda or coffee or energy drinks. Then the best thing to do is to cut down on caffeine consumption.

Apart from these, other serious conditions mainly involve irregularities in the electric rhythm of the heart that can indicate similar symptoms. A proper examination of the heart can only reveal if it is a matter of concern. Alternatively, an electrocardiogram (where the heart is electrically traced) can also be performed to find out the root cause.

While visiting a doctor to discuss such a symptom, one must also mention about his/her family history about heart problems. Apart from this, other alarming symptoms such as palpitations, dizziness, fainting, and chest pain should also be mentioned to the doctor.

Again skipping of the heartbeat can also result from very fast heartbeats called tachycardia. In this, the heart beats so fast that one feels as if it is skipping a few beats. This mainly happens when one is over excited, anxious or from caffeine beverages.

Another kind of skipped beat is called PVC or Premature Ventricular Complex. It arises from the ventricles (lower chambers of the heart) and can be found in healthy people. Nevertheless, it occurs frequently in people suffering from abnormal conditions of the heart.

PVCs are themselves not life threatening. However, they may hint at other types of illnesses like heart failure, Valvular conditions, high BP, damaged muscles of the heart etc.


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