How do folks with VERY limited mobility manage to get enough exercise to maintain
a healthy heart ?

I am a 54 year old female. I had a heart scan done last year and my overall result was a 197. I had a calcium deposit in one of my arteries. I am currently excersing 30-40 minutes 4-5 days per week and each cold water fish at least 2 days per week. What other things can I do to minimize future heart disease?

I'm 58 and as of my last physical all my numbers were in the 'good' range, but I have a serious sweet tooth. If I'm going to eat empty calories, is it better to do it with sweets or starches? Are some empty calories less evil than others?

I have heard that real butter is better for you than margarines with trans fats. If so, this is the news I've been waiting for! Please comment.

What is your view on recent studies/research by people like Gary Taubes and other low-carb and paleo-diet advocates which suggest that conventional wisdom about the lipid hypothesis was based on flawed science by Ansel Keyes?
What about Dr Ron Krauss' meta-analysis that found no link between saturated fat and heart disease? http://www.ajcn.org/content/early/2010/01/13/ajcn.2009.27725.abstract
"Conclusions: A meta-analysis of prospective epidemiologic studies showed that there is no significant evidence for concluding that dietary saturated fat is associated with an increased risk of CHD or CVD. More data are needed to elucidate whether CVD risks are likely to be influenced by the specific nutrients used to replace saturated fat."
Those specific nutrients that are referenced are likely the carbohydrates (grains) that the USDA has been recommending, as well as the sugar that food companies have used to replace the fat in processed foods.

If blood pressure meds keep your heart rate slow can you still benefit from cardio exercise? H

One sees many reports about the vague and lesser known symptoms of heart attack, especially for women (nausea, anxiety, pain in a variety of locations, dizziness, etc.). These lists sometimes seem to encompass almost any sensation above the waist, indeed, one such list I read said literally to have any new sensation above one's waist checked by a doctor. Are there any guidelines for distinguishing the twinges, soreness, stress, etc. that we might experience quite often from potential cardiac symptoms that call for an ER check?

The question is related to my father .In Jan after enziographyin my father's heart 2 blockage were found and so the doctor did enzioplastic doctor put 2 rings in his vein.After a month he start feeling congestion and suffocation if he wake up early in the morning.If he does any work in the morning he feels very tired and congestion in the heart so again he went to the Doctor for checkup.Now the Doctor is saying that in 4 months he can see the new blockage which is 50% blocked.After asking the reason Doctor is saying it's Genetic. Doctor did ECHO and it came negative .Can you please assist regarding the same?What will be the correct treatment at this point of time

If I was to take vitimans which ones will be the best for me to spend on? I want to know which is the best vitiman type for a middle aged man.