Exercise for Everyone Wondering how exercise affects your cholesterol? If you exercise regularly, you can reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease by increasing your HDL (good) cholesterol. In fact, if you are currently inactive, beginning a regular exercise program can help to increase your HDL level by as much as 10%.
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Health Education To achieve optimum health, you need to be proactive and that means educating yourself. Here are the warning signs for heart disease:
pain in the center of your chest a feeling of fullness or squeezing in your chest pain spreading to your shoulders, neck or arms lightheadedness fainting sweating nausea shortness of breath
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Nutrition Knowledge Everyone can use tips to improve the nutritional value of recipes without sacrificing taste. When you watch the myMDVIP health video, Cooking Tips, in addition to gaining a healthy lasagna recipe, here is a taste of what to expect:
When baking, substitute oil with applesauce or pureed fruits Substitute regular bacon with turkey bacon Switch regular potato chips for baked potato chips
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Personal Development The Personal Development section of your myMDVIP health videos is dedicated to your growth as an individual. In this Health Highlights, learn why having people around you might actually keep you from getting sick. Plus, what is a healthy weight for your height, and what exactly is a healthy weight?
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Stress Management Regardless of who you are or what you do, at some point in your life you have experienced stress. Some people have lots of stress while comparatively others have minimal amounts. How you choose to manage your stress not only determines the outcome of the situation, it also factors into your health.
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