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Search Results for: Heart Disease
Hawthorn Extract for Chronic Heart Failure
These results suggest that there is a significant benefit in symptom control and physiologic outcomes from hawthorn extract as an adjunctive treatment for chronic heart failure. I supplement with hawthorn
Continue readingASCT, CHIP Myeloma & Your Heart
An Autologous Stem Cell Transplant (ASCT) is a component of the FDA standard-of-care therapy plan for all newly diagnosed myeloma patients. An ASCT is high dose, aggressive chemotherapy. As a medical
Continue readingCollagen, Vitamin D3 for Heart Health?
According to research linked and excerpted below, collagen (col) benefits from vitamin D to enhance skin, bone, and hopefully, my heart. I am a long-term cancer survivor. I developed a late stage side
Continue readingCancer Survivors have Older Hearts :-(
Cancer survivors (CS) have older hearts because most CS’s undergo chemotherapy. Chemotherapy that ages the person and ages the person’s heart. We all learn this in grade school but I’ll
Continue readingMyeloma Survivor- Heart Failure-
According to the studies below, long-term (multiple myeloma) cancer survivors have a higher risk of mortality. A 73% higher risk. I am a long-term multiple myeloma survivor. Long-story short, toxic,
Continue readingLight Chain Deposition Disease
Seve Tierra was diagnosed with Light Chain Deposition Disease (LCDD) in 2015. Seve’s kidney function was severely impaired and had microscopic blood in his urine. But Seve also had indicators of
Continue readingBlack Cancer Survivors- Chemo Heart Failure
Black cancer survivors develop chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy (CIC) much more often than other cancer survivors according to the study linked and excerpted below. If you are African-American and are
Continue readingHeart Health- Mediterranean Diet
Heart health is my second highest priority second only to living cancer-free. Nutrition makes a difference for both of those priorities. I’m not saying that what you eat is a silver bullet fix-it
Continue readingAlzheimer’s Disease, dementia
“Brain health is becoming more important to the average person as the number of people with cognitive impairments, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), is rising significantly…” What
Continue readingMyeloma – Heart Damage Risk 300% Higher!
“The risk (cardiomyopathy) ranged from about 60% higher in ovarian cancer to over 300% higher in multiple myeloma.” Certain multiple myeloma chemotherapy regimens are cardio-toxic (damage your
Continue readingSauna Therapy for my Congestive Heart Failure
“Sauna bathing has the potential to be an effective therapeutic option for patients with hypertension or Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), as well as for patients with known coronary artery disease
Continue readingHeart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation Patients Have Sex?
It’s natural to be afraid that any form of exertion, including sex, will bring on another episode (of atrial fibrillation or heart failure). It’s also natural for the partner who doesn’t
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