Don’t Second-Guess Heart Attack Symptoms
Getting treatment as soon as possible to restore blood flow to blocked arteries can help prevent the most severe damage to the heart muscle after a heart attack. Unfortunately, some people wait hours...
View ArticleBlood Pressure ... From Top to Bottom
Fifty years ago, diastolic pressure—the bottom number in your blood pressure reading—was considered a primary measure of heart health. Over time, newer research revealed systolic pressure—the top...
View ArticleYoga: A Natural Blood Pressure Reducer
Yoga combines physical poses, breathing techniques, and meditation. In recent years, yoga has grown in popularity for both its gentle, low-impact approach and its associated health benefits, including...
View ArticleAHA Endorses Prescription Omega-3s for High Triglycerides
Prescription omega-3 fatty acids can effectively lower high triglycerides, according to a science advisory from the American Heart Association (AHA) published in Circulation. Triglycerides are fats...
View ArticleBlueberries for the Heart
Blueberries may be good for the heart, according to a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that included 115 overweight or obese adults, ages 50 to 75, at elevated risk for...
View ArticleIs Soy Still Good for You?
Once confined largely to health food stores, soy foods have become firmly entrenched in the American mainstream. Toddlers snack on edamame, soy-milk lattes are a staple at cafés, and soy-based...
View ArticleCurbing Salt Intake: A Government Job?
Government regulation is more effective at reducing people’s salt intake than letting industry set its own guidelines, suggests a U.K. study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.It...
View ArticleExercise and Blood Pressure: 8 Questions
If you’ve found out you have hypertension (blood pressure over 130/80), you were probably told that lifestyle measures are the first step in getting your blood pressure under control, before turning...
View ArticleOur Beef with Meat
I don’t blame you if you were surprised— and frustrated—by another seeming flip-flop in the world of nutrition science when new research that seemed to exonerate red and processed meat came out a few...
View ArticleCancer and Blood Clots: How They’re Linked
It hardly seems fair: You’re already coping with cancer, but now you need to worry about blood clots, too? Unfortunately, having cancer appears to rev up the body’s blood-clotting apparatus, possibly...
View ArticleTips for Preventing Blood Clots After Surgery
If you need to undergo surgery, be sure to talk with your doctor about guarding against blood clots after the procedure. Several steps can help prevent postsurgical venous thromboembolism:Get out of...
View ArticleThe Lowdown on Venous Blood Clots
Every cell in your body thrives on the oxygen and nourishment blood provides, so when circulation is slowed down or blocked, trouble is usually not far behind. Blood clots within blood vessels can...
View ArticleWhat Do Those Numbers on Gym Machines Mean?
Q: What do the “METs” and “watts” numbers mean on gym machines?A: Found on stationary bikes, stair steppers, and other aerobic gym machines, METs (metabolic equivalents) indicate the intensity of your...
View ArticleCool News for Hot Food Lovers
Here’s one more reason to eat hot foods liberally if you enjoy them: Eating a lot of chili peppers was linked to a lower risk of dying in a study of nearly 23,000 Italian adults, published in the...
View ArticleAbdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Should You Be Screened?
An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is stealthy. It rarely causes symptoms until it ruptures and becomes a life-threatening emergency. Ultrasound screening can catch aneurysms early, before they burst,...
View ArticleDrugs That Can Worsen Heart Failure
If you have heart failure, you may be taking a variety of medications, especially if you also have other health conditions such as diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, or...
View ArticleLonger Workdays, Higher Blood Pressure?
People who work long hours may be at increased risk for high blood pressure, according to a study in Hypertension of 3,547 white-collar public employees in Canada.The participants had their blood...
View ArticleCut Back on Alcohol, Improve AFib?
Reducing your intake of alcohol might improve atrial fibrillation (AFib), a common type of irregular heartbeat, according to an Australian study in The New England Journal of Medicine. It found that...
View ArticleMore Good News About Soy Foods
More evidence that soy foods may be good for the heart comes from a large observational study published in March 2020 in Circulation.The Harvard investigators analyzed data from the long-running...
View ArticleHigh-Intensity Interval Training: Rev Up Your Workouts
Government guidelines recommend that each week we do at least 150 to 300 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercises like brisk walking or fast dancing, or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic...
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