5 Ways Love Literally Does The Heart Good
Romance, marriage and even hugs can have surprising cardiovascular benefits, studies show. For example, couples who attempt heart-healthy lifestyle changes together are up to 11 times more likely to...
View Article4 Surprising Causes of High Blood Pressure
About 70 million Americans–one in three adults–have high blood pressure, but only about half of them have it under control. That’s alarming since a new study by the CDC reports that U.S. deaths...
View Article3 Dangerous Myths About High Blood Pressure
May marks National High Blood Pressure Education Month, dedicated to raising awareness of a disorder that claims more lives each year than obesity, pre-diabetes and high cholesterol combined,...
View ArticleThe Hidden Disease That Triples Heart Attack Risk
It’s extremely common for people to be diagnosed with diabetes soon after they’ve suffered a heart attack, according to a new study presented at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) 2015 Scientific...
View ArticlePreventing Heart Failure
Some 5.7 million adults in the United States have heart failure, which happens when the heart cannot pump enough blood and oxygen to support other organs in the body. People with heart failure...
View ArticleDo You Have High Blood Pressure?
New Definitions Designed to Stop This Silent Killer The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology recently released long awaited new guidelines for managing blood pressure and...
View ArticleNew Heart Benefits of Vitamin D
Vitamin D plays many important roles in the body—from strengthening your bones to boosting your immune system to help keep you healthy. Research also shows it keeps your heart and blood vessels in good...
View ArticleYoung women, heart attacks and how to prevent them
Here’s some good news about heart disease, the number one killer of Americans: the rate of heart attacks and strokes is dropping and has been for decades. That means you are less likely to develop...
View ArticleCOVID-19 and You: How to Help Reduce Your Chances of a Bad Case
You’ve probably heard that many people who get COVID-19 have light symptoms or no symptoms at all. Others aren’t so lucky. People with certain conditions are at a greater risk for bad problems when...
View ArticleHeart Risks and Pregnancy
More and more, researchers are finding that pregnancy health and related factors in young women are connected to the future heart health of older women. The latest review of 32 studies is the most...
View ArticleNASH: The Health Risk You May Not Even Know You Have
If you’ve put on weight over the last year, you are not alone. Eating more, moving less, and coping with pandemic stress have taken a toll on our bodies and health. Almost a third of Americans reported...
View ArticleNew Clues to the Diabetes-Dementia Link
Doctors have known that having type 2 diabetes raises the odds for developing dementia. Now, new research suggests that the age at which your diabetes is diagnosed makes a difference in your risk. The...
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