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.
Salicylates are compounds that inhibit blood clotting. Aspirin contains such compounds; however, a number of natural foods are rich in salicylates. Herbs and spices rich in this substance include curry, cayenne, paprika, thyme, turmeric, ginger, licorice and peppermint.