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According to the American Heart Association, one in three adults in the United States has high blood pressure, the rate is higher in African Americans. Find out if you’re at risk here.
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Here are some helpful links to learn more about high blood pressure and how to prevent and treat it.
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COPD is one of the nation’s leading causes of death but most of us have no idea what it is or how to deal with it. Get informed and improve your lifestyle.
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Putting in extra hours on the job may be good for your bank account but bad for your heart according to a new study.
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Most of us have heard that bran can help up lead a healthier life but new studies show a direct connection between consumin bran and improving our heart-health.
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Doctor’s have given chocolate lovers a reason to celebrate with their findings in a recent heart-health study.
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Living a fast-paced life can cost your heart in the future, but what are some steps that you can take to improve your heart health right now?
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Do you have any idea what keeps your hear ticking as it should? Check out some amazing and little known facts about your heart here.
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Assessing whether you are in poor, moderate or ideal cardiovascular health takes just seconds, thanks to a new American Heart Association measure of health factors and behaviors.
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Two major studies have shown that moderate drinking is good for the heart, but excessive drinking is bad for your health in general. According to Dr. Kenneth J. Mukamal, and associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School this study does not mean that drinking guidelines have changed.
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Women who eat more white bread, white rice, pizza, and other carbohydrate-rich foods that cause blood sugar to spike are more than twice as likely to develop heart disease than women who eat less of those foods, a new study suggests.
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“While people know stress plays a role in how they feel physically, they’re often unaware that it is a risk factor for heart disease,” says Suzanne Steinbaum, MD, an attending cardiologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.
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Supporting your heart health begins with a good exercise routine, healthy diet and heart supplements. See what experts say are the basics to promoting heart health.
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In today’s Western society it’s much easier, and not to mention quicker, to spend a few bucks at the McDonald’s across the street than it is to make a satisfying dinner. In a world of Big Mac’s, KFC and Haagen-Dazs ice cream, who really wants to eat their spinach and celery sticks? As a result, however, our fat-filled diets have brought about an epidemic of heart disease, which has become North America’s No. 1 killer.
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Heart attacks , strokes and cardiac arrest are affecting our population at a younger and younger age now a days; we must educate ourselves on the warning signs for these ailments in order to stop them before they start. Here are some of the warning signs that you should look out for.
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