Four Things I Learned Today
Broccoli is good for the heart. This vegetable contains a compound called sulforaphane. This compound is capable of “switching on” an inactive but protective protein called Nrf2 in some parts of our arteries that have been found to be vulnerable to clogging. These are the findings by a study done by researchers at Imperial College London and funded by the British Heart Foundation- Influenza has secondary complications that increase the risk of heart attacks for people with diabetes and heart disease. Flu weakens the
body’s defenses and adds stress to our system so that a flu sufferer has increased risks of having a myocardial infarction during or right after flu infection. An anti-flu shot however, can reduce this risk. 
There is such a thing as insulin resistance. Ok, I knew this already but what I didn’t know was it is a combination of health issues associated with increased risk of diabetes, including atherosclerosis and early heart disease. Obesity and polycystic ovarian syndrome are two other diseases caused by insulin resistance.- For pregnant women: exercising during pregnancy not only keeps mothers healthy but also keeps newborn size normal.
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hope you and your family are safe from the floods…
Take care!
SkippyHeart´s last blog ..Metro Manila FLOODS 
Hello Becca,
We’re ok. Our house is located on a hill so we were not affected. Most of the families along the creek nearby were affected though. My wife and I were actually with my parents in law in Marikina were most of the flood damage occurred. The street where they live looked like a raging river with neck deep water.. The water inside the house was up to my waist. But all of my family are unharmed. Thank you for your prayers too.
Hello Heather,
I thought all along that broccoli was just good for vitamin c but it’s also good for the heart. I’ll be eating more of this vegetable from now on. Have a nice day!
I haven’t had to deal with some of the health issues you have, but I can vouch for the broccoli and the exercising through pregnancy. I continued running through my three pregnancies, had very healthy kids (with good birth weights), and believe the exercise helped me recover much more quickly.