February is American Heart Health Month, which aims to bring awareness to the prevalence of heart disease and the importance of heart health. Heart disease can affect anyone Make no mistake: heart disease does not …
Category: Cardiovascular Disease
Panic Attacks & Your Heart Health
For those who suffer from panic attacks, there is an increased reason to be aware of their heart health. According to recent research by the University of Adelaide in South Australia, people who suffer from …
Some Blueberries a Day
If you or someone you love struggles with high blood pressure, there is a new tasty way to help combat it. According to a recent paper published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition …
Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Rates Decreasing Globally
According to a new report, the efforts to improve cardiovascular health appear to be working. The number of deaths from cardiovascular disease increased worldwide, but the mortality rates associated with cardiovascular disease decreased. “Cardiovascular disease” …
Early Onset of Hot Flashes During Menopause Could Signal Heart Disease
Doctors and other medical specialists used to think that hot flashes were merely annoying symptoms women would have to endure as they neared menopause, but a pair of new studies suggest an association between hot …
Don’t Worry, Be Happy: Study Says It’s Good for Your Heart
A new study of 5,100 men and women and conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois is giving patients with heart disease risk factors a big reason to smile: According to the study, people …
Heart Healthy Substitutes for Favorite Holiday Dishes
Holidays are all about spending time with family, but what would a family get-together be without lots of tasty food? For people who are trying to live a heart-healthy lifestyle, getting through a holiday season …
Benefits of Dark Chocolate Being Put to the Test in New Study
For years, the heart benefits of dark chocolate have been widely spoken of in the health community. Well, that truth is going to be put to the test with 18,000 adults in Boston and Seattle. …
Working Smarter, Harder: Technology’s Affect on Heart Health
The advance of technology has given many great benefits to both society and science. It has allowed us to automate our labor and systematize research. But moving into new territories has opened new dangers as …
Do You Own a Pet? Your Heart Thanks You
There are many great reasons to adopt a pet, but your heart health may be one of them. Recent studies have shown that having a pet, especially a dog, can lower your risk for cardiovascular …
African Americans & Heart Health
This February is not only African American History Month, but also American Hearth Month. Americans suffer more than 1.5 million heart attacks each year with nearly 800,000 heart-related deaths. This means that about 1 in …