While you wear the monitor, it records your heart's electrical activity. 1  Keep a diary of what activities you do while wearing the monitor, and how you feel. 2  After 24 - 48 hours, you will return the monitor to your doctor's office. 3  The doctor will look at the records and see if there have been any abnormal heart rhythms.
Daily drink thins the blood but raises risk of bleeding-type strokes. By staff writer staff writer, 14-Oct-2005. A daily glass of alcohol can prevent heart disease by thinning the blood, but moderate drinkers may also raise the risk of bleeding-type strokes, confirm researchers. A potential mediator of these two contrasting effects of alcohol may be platelet function.
Include fruits and vegetables high in manganese, as this mineral helps reduce insulin resistance. These include parsley, carrots, cabbage, collard greens, endive, beet greens, broccoli and spinach. Avoid the highest-sugar fruits, such as pineapple and mango. These juices can contain up to eight teaspoons of sugar each. Both asparagus and green beans contain several compounds that help stabilize blood sugar. To sweeten juices, add lower-sugar fruits such as green apple and kiwi.