There are plenty of healthy choices you associate with improving the function of your heart, like taking omega 3 supplements, hitting the treadmill every day, and avoiding fast food. But there is another heart-healthy activity right at your fingertips; one that you will probably enjoy more than the treadmill! Yoga has been proven in multiple… Continue reading Is There a Link between Yoga and Heart Health?
Mornings aren’t always easy, especially if you are fighting just to get out the door in time to beat traffic or drop the kids off at school before the bell, but that doesn’t meant that breakfast should become a neglected meal. Breakfast not only has the power to influence your energy and mood for the… Continue reading How Can Breakfast Strengthen Your Heart?
The collision of health and technology has made it increasingly easier for men and women to fight unwanted effects of aging and retain a more youthful quality of life, even in old age. Botox can make wrinkles disappear, stem cell therapy can heal aching joints, and innovative medications can keep pesky medical conditions under control.… Continue reading Your Age Doesn’t Have to Dictate Your Artery Health
It has been said that cheese is equally as addictive as certain drugs, and cheese lovers would agree! However, due to its saturated fat content, cheese has long been as a risk to heart health. Researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands and Copenhagen University in Denmark recently sought to determine the true impact of… Continue reading What’s the Truth about Cheese?
Do you know your blood type? Many Americans don’t, but it turns out that your blood type could play a major role in your overall heart health. In fact, recent research suggests that people with A, B, and AB blood types might actually be at greater risk of cardiovascular events than people with O blood… Continue reading What Does Your Blood Type Say about Your Heart Health?
Summer is a time of hot weather, vacations, and lazy nights, but it can also be the perfect opportunity to improve your eating habits and help your body feel healthier than it has in years. Heart disease is deadly, but that doesn’t mean it’s inevitable. In addition to exercising regularly, cutting out poor lifestyle choices,… Continue reading Indulge in These Superfoods This Summer
Most people would agree that pushing through the day with enough energy is a difficult task. Many of us struggle with fatigue from the time we roll out of bed until the time we collapse back on our pillows. Coffee used to be the only pick-me-up used to stimulate more energy and overcome exhaustion, but… Continue reading What’s Your Energy Drink Doing to Your Heart?
For about $200 per year, people struggling with high cholesterol are currently able to obtain generic formulations of Lipitor, the statin drug that helps to control cholesterol. Statins are responsible for keeping cholesterol levels under control for countless Americans, but for some patients who have already had a heart attack or have been diagnosed with… Continue reading For a Steep Price, High Risk Heart Attack Patients Can Save Their Own Lives
Having high cholesterol isn’t an unusual health condition, but it’s a dangerous one nonetheless. Cholesterol is a thick, waxy substance that occurs naturally in the fats in your blood. Though some cholesterol is actually essential to your body’s ability to build healthy cells, other “bad” cholesterol has a tendency of accumulating in your blood vessels.… Continue reading Managing Your High Cholesterol without Medication: Is It Possible?
It’s no secret that regular exercise is one of the more vital elements of a healthy lifestyle, but it’s a relatively newer idea that patients with weak hearts can benefit from physical activity as well. In fact, exercise guidelines for heart attack patients didn’t even emerge until about 70 years ago. Before then, even moving… Continue reading A Closer Look at Exercise and Its Impact on the Heart
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