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                                                    <title><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Reena L. Pande, MD Feed]]></title>
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                                <subtitle>Harvard Health Blog: You'll find posts from Harvard Medical School physicians and our editors on a variety of health news and issues.</subtitle>
                                                    <updated>2013-11-13T21:10:33-05:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cholesterol and statins: it&amp;#8217;s no longer just about the numbers]]></title>
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                    <name><![CDATA[Reena L. Pande, MD]]></name>
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                <![CDATA[Updated cholesterol guidelines released yesterday by the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology aim to prevent more heart attacks and strokes than ever before. How? By increasing the number of Americans who take a cholesterol-lowering statin. The previous guidelines, published in 2002, focused mainly on &#8220;the numbers&#8221;—starting cholesterol levels and post-treatment levels. The new guidelines focus instead on an individual&#8217;s risk of having a heart attack or stroke. The higher the risk, the greater the potential benefit from a statin. A statin is now recommended for anyone who has cardiovascular disease, anyone with a very high level of harmful LDL cholesterol, anyone with diabetes between the ages of 40 and 75 years, and anyone with a greater than 7.5% chance of having a heart attack or stroke or developing other form of cardiovascular disease in the next 10 years.]]>
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                        <category term="Heart Health" />
                        <category term="Cholesterol and lipids" />
                        <updated>2013-11-13T21:10:33-05:00</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Getting more potassium and less salt may cut heart attack, stroke risk]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/getting-more-potassium-and-less-salt-may-cut-heart-attack-stroke-risk-201304126067" />
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                    <name><![CDATA[Reena L. Pande, MD]]></name>
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                <![CDATA[Salt is a cheap, easy way to turn on taste buds. That&#8217;s one reason why it&#8217;s in so many of the foods we eat. It&#8217;s so commonly used that most Americans consume more than double the recommended daily limit for it. Three new studies in BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal) once again confirm the relationship between salt intake and health problems. They show that reducing salt intake can help lower blood pressure and lower the odds of having a heart attack or stroke or developing heart failure. They also show that consuming more potassium is also linked to lower blood pressure and lower risk of stroke. Current dietary guidelines recommend that Americans get no more than 1 teaspoon of salt a day. That&#8217;s the equivalent of 2,300 milligrams (mg) of sodium a day. Most Americans get much more than that. It&#8217;s possible to cut back by avoiding processed and packaged foods, using herbs and spices to season food instead of salt, and other strategies. It&#8217;s best to get potassium from food, especially fruits and vegetables. Green leafy vegetables, beans, and bananas have a lot of potassium.]]>
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                        <category term="Heart Health" />
                        <updated>2013-04-12T18:05:08-04:00</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Yoga may aid stroke recovery]]></title>
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                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Reena L. Pande, MD]]></name>
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                <![CDATA[Thanks to medical advances in detecting and treating stroke, the risk of dying from one is now lower than it used to be. Unfortunately, many stroke survivors are left with a disability. In fact, stroke is the leading cause of serious long-term disability in the United States. A new study from Indianapolis suggests that yoga may benefit some stroke survivors. In this study, 47 stroke survivors were divided into three groups. Some took part in a twice weekly group yoga session for eight weeks, and others received standard follow-up but no yoga. There were several benefits in the yoga group, including improved balance, improved quality of life, reduced fear of falling, and better independence with daily activities. Although small, this study adds to findings from other research that yoga may help stroke survivors in several ways.]]>
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                        <category term="Exercise and Fitness" />
                        <category term="Heart Health" />
                        <updated>2012-07-28T14:05:15-04:00</updated>
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