February is American Heart Month and heart disease is the leading cause of death in Louisiana. Do you know what your risk factors are? Brooke Thorington has more.
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Want to eat healthy? LSU’s Pennington Center in Baton Rouge says “consider eating more potatoes.” Kevin Gallagher reports…:
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State Democratic Party chair Katie Bernhardt says she’s not running for governor after a TV spot resembling a campaign ad featured her. Brooke Thorington has more
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February is American Heart Month, a time to focus on how to improve your cardiovascular health. LSU Health New Orleans Cardiologist Dr. Frank Smart says the idea that chest and heart pain have to be on your left side and left arm to be considered an attack is not always true.
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Smart says to be mindful of recurring symptoms as an indicator of heart disease, especially when it happens with exercise or exertion. If so, talk to your physician, and if you have a family member who had a heart attack or stroke before the age of 60 for men and 65 for women you should also speak to a physician.
Smart says for example a 20-something female runner who has chest pain on their left side should mention it to her physician, whereas someone in their 60s who’s overweight with high blood pressure should act immediately.
But for women, Smart says they are more likely to exhibit atypical heart disease symptoms. Instead of complaining about chest pain, he says women are more likely to notice they are fatigued or complain they can’t do what they used to do a few months ago.
Smart says know the risk factors, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, and family history. There are treatments for blood pressure, and cholesterol, and to stop smoking.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Louisiana and the United States.
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If you want to eat healthy, consider eating more potatoes. Many people avoid potatoes because it’s believed the starchy vegetable can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes. But scientists at the LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center say they are largely misunderstood. Assistant Professor Candida Rebello says, when cooked correctly, ‘taters are a great source of potassium and fiber…:
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Rebello says their research study shows that potatoes do not negatively impact blood glucose levels. She says study participants actually lost weight while eating a potato-rich diet…:
Participants in the study ate meals in which potatoes were used to replace some of the meat content. They reported feeling full faster; often not even cleaning their plate. Rebello says the data suggests that potatoes have been getting a bad dietary reputation…:
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Rebello says – as with any kind of food – moderation is the key to maintaining good health and weight.
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Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announces a 30-day application period is open for the Insure Louisiana Incentive Program. Donelon says the incentive program will offer matching grants to incentive new and existing insurance companies to write residential and commercial policies
Donelon says 12 insurance providers have expressed interest in the program that he believes will decrease the number of home and business owners who rely on Louisiana Citizens, which is raising rates by an average of 63 percent this year. Donelon says a similar program after hurricanes Katrina and Rita reduced the number of Citizens policies by 40-thousand…
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Donelon encourages Louisiana homeowners who have Citizens or are unable to find affordable insurance to contact an insurance agent and ask for as many quotes as possible in the coming months. He says they are moving quickly to get new insurers writing residential and commercial policies in the coastal areas…
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Donelon says participating insurance companies must meet solvency standards and the insurers will be also subject to enhanced solvency monitoring.
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Chair of the state Democratic Party, Katie Bernhardt tells The Advocate she’s not running for governor. And while her recent TV ad received widespread criticism from party members, La Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says she never declared her candidacy for any office in the ad, only that help was coming.
Some party members saw Bernhardt’s ad as self-serving instead of promoting the party. Alford believes her announcement is indicative of something else.
Alford says that could be either Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn Wilson or East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore.
But for Bernhardt, Alford says her poll to run for governor and TV ad, even though she never announced her candidacy, could continue to haunt her.
Alford says chairs of both the state’s Democratic and Republican parties have received pushback from members. Bernhardt for self-promotion and Louis Gervich for endorsing Jeff Landry before any other Republican announced their candidacy.
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The third-ranked LSU Lady Tigers were overmatched in their highly anticipated game against top-ranked South Carolina yesterday. The Gamecocks jumped out to a 16-point lead early in the first quarter and LSU never could recover and lost 88-64 at Colonial Life Arena. Coach Kim Mulkey says the game got off to a rough start…
It was LSU’s first loss of the season and South Carolina has won 31 in a row. Mulkey now knows how her team stacks up against the best team in women’s basketball…
LSU is now 23-and-1 and in second place in the SEC. The Lady Tigers have four games left in the regular season and Mulkey doesn’t want Sunday’s loss to impact their game Thursday at home against Ole Miss or any of their remaining games…
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Six-foot-six right-hander Paul Skenes is expected to start on the mound when the top-ranked LSU baseball begins the 2023 season on Friday night. Skenes says one of his biggest strengths is his competitive desire…
Skenes played the last two seasons at Air Force. Last season he recorded a 2.96 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 85.2 innings in 15 starts. Skenes believes learning from LSU pitching coach Wes Johnson will only make him better