Category Archives: Heart Health

The benefits of alcohol for heart health are not all equal, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Adelaide have shown that drinking less than six standard glasses of alcohol a week is associated with a lowered risk of developing atrial fibrillation. However, not all of this alcohol is created equal. Atrial ...click here to read more

People, and particularly women, shrink as they get older. This shrinkage, however, could lead to an increased risk for heart disease. A recent study from Scandinavia has found that height loss in women is associated with an increased risk of death from heart attacks and stroke. But it mattered how much height loss occurred. Most ...click here to read more

Exercising daily and cutting 250 calories may improve heart health in obese older adults. According to a new study published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, simple lifestyle adjustments can reap big rewards for adults struggling with obesity. Modifiable lifestyle factors such as regular physical activity and a healthy diet may help offset age-related ...click here to read more

The advice about how to lower cholesterol can get boring. Eat less red meat, ditch processed food, and cut the sugar. I’m sure you get it by now. But that’s not all you can do. There are a variety of tools that can help you reduce cholesterol and lower triglycerides to improve heart health, quality ...click here to read more

In Australia, patients with diabetes are being encouraged by doctors to better understand the complications of stroke and how to reduce their risk. This comes after a new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia found that there are almost 10,000 hospitalizations for stroke each year in Australia among people with diabetes. This represents ...click here to read more

No one wants a first a heart attack. Thankfully, most people survive one. But surviving a second is a heck of a lot more unlikely. About 805,000 people in the United States suffer a heart attack each year that is typically treated effectively with medication or surgery. About a quarter of those heart attacks, however, ...click here to read more

A commonly prescribed weight-loss drug could help to target fat that has been found to put heart health in danger, according to researchers at UT Southwestern. The weight-loss drug called liraglutide is a once-daily shot that has been found to significantly lower two types of fat. Adults who are overweight or obese and also have ...click here to read more

Some of us have habits that are bad for us. The trouble is that you might not know how bad yours are. For example, would the grocery store or your favorite restaurant sell food that could kill you? I mean, what really makes some food healthy and some dangerous—especially if it’s gluten-free, made from natural ...click here to read more

More evidence is emerging to show how plant-based foods can be beneficial in reducing the risk of heart disease. According to two research studies published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, eating plant-based foods is heart healthy at any age. The two separate studies analyzed plant food consumption and found that in both ...click here to read more

High blood pressure sounds so permanent. It feels like once you’re headed that way, or you’re already there, there is little you can do. But guess what? You can step off the train toward hypertension a lot more easily than you might think. Research exists to suggest that simply implementing more walking into your day ...click here to read more

Postmenopausal women often struggle with managing their cholesterol, but a new study says that dancing may be the key to keeping it under control. The research published in Menopause suggests that dancing may not only lower cholesterol levels, but it could also improve fitness and body composition. After menopause, women are more likely to gain ...click here to read more

High levels of blood cholesterol in mid-life are associated with a risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease later in life. This new information comes from the largest study to date, led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) with the University of Tsukuba, Japan, and OXON Epidemiology, London and Madrid. The study ...click here to read more

A new study has just determined that the benefits of taking statin medication outweigh the risks in people without heart disease. What may serve as great news for producers of the drug may not be as exciting for you. Statin medications are a common treatment for high cholesterol and high blood pressure. They work to ...click here to read more

The body’s good cholesterol may offer liver protection, according to new research from the Washington University School of Medicine. The study suggests that one type of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) may protect the liver by blocking inflammatory signals produced by common gut bacteria. HDL cholesterol is known to pick up excess cholesterol in the blood and ...click here to read more