2008 July

Archive for July, 2008

Dietary Fat

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Many people think of dietary fats as an agent for weight gain and/or obesity. However, fats are vital for human functioning. This importance is understanding the difference between fats and ingesting those which are necessary for healthy functioning, while limiting those which can have a negative affect on the body.
Three Types of Fats
Fats […]

Sleep Apnea Hypertension

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Sleep apnea is a condition in which, during sleep a person pauses their breathing for a period of time that they miss at least one breath. By definition the cessation must also trigger either a change in EEG pattern and/or a blood oxygen desaturation of at least 3-4%. Both hypertension and heart failure […]