Category Archives: Heart Health

Not expressing true feelings by self-silencing may be detrimental for mental health and may also lead to a higher risk of stroke. A new study shows how self-silencing (inhibiting one’s self-expression) could cause problems with both physical and mental health. Self-silencing is not just biting your tongue when fighting with your spouse, experts say. It’s ...click here to read more

Most people know that high blood pressure can cause many health issues, but what is often overlooked is how low blood pressure can increase the risk of dementia. A decline in brain function is not a normal part of aging, as some may think. Age-related cognitive decline has many causes, and research shows how low ...click here to read more

For those who suffer from gout, taking a popular medication may lead to a heightened risk of heart disease and kidney disease. The medication allopurinol is commonly used to treat gout, which is a painful condition becoming more common globally. For the eight million Americans who suffer from gout, sudden and severe attacks of pain ...click here to read more

According to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology Middle East Conference 2019 together with the 10th Emirates Cardiac Society Congress, tooth loss is an indicator of elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. As the association between heart disease and oral disease is not well known, the researchers conducted a secondary analysis of the ...click here to read more

What do you do to keep high blood pressure in check? Exercise more? Yep. Eat a healthier diet? You bet. Lose weight? Sure thing. But one often-overlooked strategy for lowering blood pressure and improving heart health is learning how to effectively manage stress. Feeling stressed or anxious can put added pressure on your heart, which ...click here to read more

Everyone knows how good it feels to get a good night’s sleep, but new evidence shows how important it can be for cutting risk of stroke and heart disease. For middle-aged adults with type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, or stroke, it is especially important to get a good night’s sleep as it ...click here to read more

Veterans with mental health disorders are at a higher risk of suffering heart disease and stroke, according to new research. Mental health disorders, specifically depression, psychosis, and bipolar disorder have a connection to veterans who have cardiovascular events. New research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal, helps to outline ...click here to read more

The key to avoiding heart disease may mean consuming healthy foods rather than following a strict diet. As many health practitioners don’t agree on the type of diet that is best for reducing risk of cardiovascular disease, new research is showing that just following an overall healthy diet may be best. It is well known ...click here to read more

For many women, hot flashes are not only a nuisance, but research now shows they could be an indicator of cardiovascular disease. A new study measuring clinical cardiovascular disease has shown strong evidence that frequent or persistent hot flashes are associated with higher cardiovascular event risk. Hot flashes are brief feelings of intense warmth and ...click here to read more

For those who have Alzheimer’s disease, blood pressure that fluctuates could affect the rate of dementia. Research shows a new understanding of the links between Alzheimer’s disease and blood vessels and how they can worsen dementia. Almost six million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, including 200,000 people under the age of 65. It’s the ...click here to read more

New research shows that women who experience hypertension during pregnancy have an increased risk of developing heart disease later in life. The findings show that these women could develop cardiovascular disorders, including stroke and heart failure. The study from King’s College in London had a team of researchers that studied electronic health records from 1997 ...click here to read more

Many studies have linked gum disease with a host of health issues, but research shows yet another connection to hypertension. Combining a total of 81 studies from 26 countries, this research compiled the best available evidence to examine the odds of high blood pressure in patients with gum disease. Published in Cardiovascular Research, a journal of ...click here to read more

Imagine if you could cure what ails you with one pill per day. Wouldn’t that be great? You might think so, but I would have to disagree. Let me tell you why. I have an uncle that’s been sick for as long as I can remember. He’s always overweight and now is obese. He takes ...click here to read more

Although antibiotics are prescribed frequently, scientists only recently found a link between prescriptions and heart problems. For the first time, this link was studied and researchers found that two types of the most common antibiotics could be harmful. The study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that patients taking fluoroquinolone ...click here to read more