MyHeart

Take Control of Your Health

Navigation

  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our Team
    • Authors
  • Resources
    • MitraClip University
      • Advanced Steering
    • POTS Center
    • Heart Healthy Nutrition
    • MyHeart Videos
  • Articles
  • Podcast
  • Contact Us
  • Login
  • Advertising
You are here: Home / Archives for Heart Health / Diet & Nutrition

Does Protein Make You Gain Muscle? You’ll Be Surprised

June 19, 2013 12544 1
Dr. Murtaza Ahmed

There is no denying that protein is an extremely important substance when it comes to exercise, but does supplementing in protein make you gain muscle .  Skeletal muscles compile approximately 40% of the bodyweight of the average person, and hold about 60% of the bodies protein stores.  Given these figures it is no wonder that…

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition, Heart Health Tagged With: Nutrition & Supplements, protein, resistance exercise, resistance training, Strength training

Read If You Can’t Lose Weight Whatever You Try!

June 6, 2013 41009 3
Dr. Murtaza Ahmed

"I just don't understand. I've tried every diet under the sun, I hardly eat anything, I'm exercising, but I just can't lose weight. There must be something medically wrong with me!" This is an all to common complaint and a question that baffles many people on a daily basis.  "I Can't lose weight Doctor" is…

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition, Heart Health, Risk & Prevention Tagged With: Losing Weight, Rapid Weight Loss, weight loss

Is The Paleo Diet The Best For Weight Loss?

June 3, 2013 6728 0
Dr. Murtaza Ahmed

 Is The Paleo Diet The Best For Weight Loss? By Murtaza Ahmed MD There has been much publicity and hype about the Paleolithic or ‘Paleo diet’ over the past few years, and for good reason.  It is a novel approach to things, and a welcome change from all the ridiculous fad diets such as the…

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition Tagged With: Losing Weight, paleo diet, Rapid Weight Loss, weight loss

Heart Failure – How Much Salt Can I Eat?

May 24, 2013 18905 5
Dr. Jason L. Guichard, MD, PhD

By Jason L. Guichard MD, PhD Even though the term “heart failure” sounds incurable and fatal, most patients with heart failure are still able to live long and healthy lives. The key to heart failure management is early diagnosis and treatment, including lifestyle changes. The treatment of heart failure is complex and individualized to each…

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Risk & Prevention Tagged With: Congestive Heart Failure, heart disease, Heart failure

Weight Loss Secrets – What’s in my food?

May 2, 2013 8270 1
Dr. Murtaza Ahmed

One of the key mistakes I see in so many diet plans and programs is telling people or clients what to eat without properly explaining why they should choose those foods.  After all we are all intelligent people capable of making our own decisions, so why is it suddenly ok to be dictated to on…

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition Tagged With: carbohydrate, crash diet, eating a balanced diet, Losing Weight, protein

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

Top Viewed Posts

What is a Normal Heart Rate?

September 9, 2018 871159 277
Dr. Jason L. Guichard, MD, PhD

Low Heart Rate – Bradycardia Explained by a Heart Doctor

January 7, 2017 508409 85
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

Heart Blockage – Explained With Pictures

Heart Blockage – Explained With Pictures!

June 8, 2014 367067 252
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

Troponin Levels

Troponin Levels – The Heart Attack Blood Test

November 20, 2014 308503 66
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

The Widow Maker Heart Attack

January 28, 2015 295129 338
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

Recent Posts

  • Primary Prevention with Dr. Martha Gulati
  • The Watchman Device with Dr. Greg Von Mering
  • Olive Oil, the Best Source of Fat for Cooking
  • Bedtime May Be the Best Time for Taking Antihypertensive Medication
  • Living a Healthy Lifestyle with Dr. Martha Gulati

Categories

  • Aortic disease 5
  • Featured Articles 35
  • General Health 29
  • Heart Disease 158
    • Cardiac Arrhythmias 17
    • Coronary Artery Disease 50
    • Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies 26
    • Heart Valves 44
  • Heart Health 91
    • Diet & Nutrition 25
    • Exercise 27
    • Risk & Prevention 51
  • Medical News 8
  • Podcast 39
  • Tests & Investigations 23
  • Vascular Disease 26
    • Hypertension (High Blood Pressure 14

Recent Posts

  • Primary Prevention with Dr. Martha Gulati
  • The Watchman Device with Dr. Greg Von Mering
  • Olive Oil, the Best Source of Fat for Cooking
  • Bedtime May Be the Best Time for Taking Antihypertensive Medication
  • Living a Healthy Lifestyle with Dr. Martha Gulati

About MyHeart

MyHeart is a group of physicians dedicated to empowering patients to take control of their health. Read by over a million people every year, MyHeart is quickly becoming a "go to" resource for patients across the world.

Popular Topics on MyHeart

  • POTS Syndrome Center
  • Earlobe Crease & Heart Disease
  • Atrial Fibrillation with RVR
  • STEMI
  • MitraClip
  • Mitral Regurgitation

Navigation

  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our Team
    • Authors
  • Resources
    • MitraClip University
      • Advanced Steering
    • POTS Center
    • Heart Healthy Nutrition
    • MyHeart Videos
  • Articles
  • Podcast
  • Contact Us
  • Login
  • Advertising

© 2015 MyHeart. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy. Terms of Use. MyHeart is not a substitute for advice from a doctor. Read our medical disclaimer. Sitemap.