Paula Wasielewski
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Lost 200 pounds.
Posted on 03/09/10 at 2:53 PM

Heart problems run in my family when my mom was my age she had her FIRST heart attack.  I am 44 and I had the gastric bypass 2 years ago because I weighed over 340lbs.  I needed a cpap machine to sleep and was on nadolol.  I had tried for years to lose weight without doing the surgery without success.  I have a spinal disease which makes exercise very diffucult.  Since doing the surgery I feel much better.  Feb 2 marked 2 years after surgery and I am still losing weight.  I know weigh 138 pounds and no longer need the cpap machine or the nadolol.  I notice a big difference with my blood tests since I adjusted my eating habits for the weight loss.
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DALLAS, June 28 — A new formula that estimates the peak heart rate a healthy woman should attain during exercise testing more accurately predicts the risk of heart-related death, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

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DALLAS, June 18 ― Coffee and tea drinkers may not need to worry about indulging – high and moderate consumption of tea and moderate coffee consumption are linked with reduced heart disease, according to a study published in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association.

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Drinking fewer sugar-sweetened beverages may lower blood pressure

DALLAS, May 24 – Drinking fewer sugar-sweetened beverages — a leading source of added sugar in the U.S. diet — may lower blood pressure, according to research published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

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