Category Archives: Heart Health

The severity of mental health issues, including depression, may have a connection to heart disease and stroke. A study presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions examined the connection between depression and non-fatal heart diseases such as heart failure, coronary heart disease, angina, heart attack, or stroke. The study looked at U.S. adults aged ...click here to read more

We all have those family members who can make our blood boil. A new study has come out, just in time for the holidays no less, that says strained family relationships are a major contributor to chronic illness. As the holidays near and you may be faced with spending time with family members that make ...click here to read more

Women who experience menopause before age 40 may be at higher risk for several heart conditions, according to a new study. The preliminary research was presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions, an annual premier global exchange of the latest advances in cardiovascular science for researchers and clinicians. This study is the largest, single ...click here to read more

Some new research is taking a bit of shine away from apples, traditionally known as the daily habit to carve out a little distance from doctors. The new food on the block is avocado, which if consumed daily may limit your need for a regular check-up by lowering cholesterol. Researchers at Penn State have found ...click here to read more

Unfortunately for women, the health space has traditionally been male-dominated. That means that much of the existing research in various areas, including heart health, is skewed. And that’s a huge deal, mainly because men and women don’t experience heart problems in the same way. Men, like the actors in Hollywood, experience a heart attack in ...click here to read more

There’s never a time when you shouldn’t be thinking about heart health. During the holidays, though, you might want to pay a little more attention. With shopping, cooking, traveling, hosting, and partying taking the bulk of your time during the holidays, it can be pretty easy to overlook a little bit of back pain, chest ...click here to read more

High blood pressure affects more than 100 million adults in America. The usual culprits are diet and inactivity—but maybe you’ve heard enough of all that noise. Or perhaps you’ve heard so much noise that it, too, is raising your blood pressure. A new study published in PLOS One has found a close correlation between noise ...click here to read more

Who couldn’t afford to drop a couple of calories from their daily diet? If you’re snacking on leftover Halloween candy or getting ready to partake in Thanksgiving or Christmas feasts, I’m sure you know exactly what I mean. North Americans overeat. You can see it when you walk down the street, sit down at a ...click here to read more

Two of the most significant health threats facing you right now are heart failure and Alzheimer’s. Don’t believe me? Check the facts: Nine out of 10 deaths from heart failure are in the 65+ age bracket. 7.3 million Americans have dementia. That number is expected to double in the next 20 years, One specialist recently ...click here to read more

Those who live in areas that have lower walkability are more likely have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study. The research comes from St. Michael’s Hospital of Unity Health Toronto and ICES and is the first of its kind to analyze overall predicted risk over 10 years. The research published ...click here to read more

Many people who take a popular vitamin for lowering cholesterol may be at a higher risk for eye damage. In a first-of-its-kind clinical report, this new study has shown that severe vision loss can occur from over-the-counter niacin and is linked to injury of a specific cell type in a patient’s eye. The report from retina specialists ...click here to read more

If you’re doing everything you can for a healthier heart but are still taking blood pressure medication, you need to read this. It’s true that a more active lifestyle, anti-inflammatory diet, and other factors can all help make your heart healthier. These interventions can lower blood pressure, reduce cholesterol, and slash the risk of a ...click here to read more

If you live in an area that has noise pollution, you may be at risk of a stroke. This new research is the first of its kind to measure noise pollution factors and analyze them in relation to stroke severity. Levels of high environmental noise that people are subjected to in large cities have now ...click here to read more

I’ll be the first to admit that I try and do it. I even tell people to do it, because really, how bad can it be? But is there anything behind the 10,000 steps per day mantra? Probably not. Recent research has found that the 10,000 steps per day idea goes back to 1965 with ...click here to read more