Be smart about Valentine treats with dark chocolate
A dietitian advises choosing dark chocolate for heart benefits. Avoid sugared candies and milk chocolate with fillings. Opt for cocoa content above 70 percent when possible and limit added creams or dairy fillings.
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Karen Ansel
The
Academy of Nutriton and Dietetics
Omeos
Eating together may slow or speed bite synchronization
A study in PLoS One investigates how sharing meals affects bite size and eating pace. Researchers note messy OCR-like text here but emphasize social eating can influence portion control.
Cedar Rapids Mended Hearts volunteers aid heart patients
Cedar Rapids group Mended Hearts with about 60 members visits St. Luke's Hospital and Mercy Medical Center to comfort and share experiences with heart disease patients. They sew and donate about 4,500 heart pillows since 1998 to ease post surgery pain and provide mementos signed by nurses.
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Cedar Rapids
Carol Havek
Mended Hearts
Centers For Disease Control
Hasek
Hayek
St. Luke's Hospital
Mercy Medical Center
Havok
United States
Ann Picray
Maxine Hawes
Audrey Wirtner
St. Luke's Cardiothoracic Surgery
Ikole Hanna
Gazette Mended Hearts
Parathyroid gland removal may cure high calcium condition
The four parathyroid glands regulate blood calcium. Overproduction raises calcium, causing kidney stones ulcers and osteoporosis. Removal of the overactive gland can cure the condition, though some patients have no symptoms. Surgery is recommended based on age calcium level and complications. minimally invasive options exist.
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