Category Archives: Heart Health

Your heart is a muscle, and like the rest of the muscles in your body, it needs exercise to become strong. The latest research findings suggest that working out your muscles and making them strong can help strengthen your heart and improve cardiovascular health. The study suggests that the heart becomes strong through strong muscles ...click here to read more

Many people believe that snoring is a sign of deep sleep. In actuality, snoring can be a sign of sleep apnea, a sleep disorder that causes individuals to stop and start breathing while they sleep, which leads to disrupted sleep. Sleep apnea can drastically raise your risk of premature death. The latest research findings also ...click here to read more

A new study has found that regular consumption of dairy can lower a person’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease, which is currently the leading cause of death around the globe. The findings of the research recommend consuming around three servings of dairy per day to lower risk of cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular-related deaths. The study, ...click here to read more

You may have already noticed that the temperature has begun to drop. With cooler temperatures, there comes a higher risk of illness, but colder temperatures may also be triggering your high blood pressure. Hypertension is a dangerous condition to live with because it often goes symptomless until the situation becomes severe. If you live with ...click here to read more

A new study, performed by at the University of Oxford, has found that adults living with high blood pressure in the long-term are at an increased risk for developing aortic valve disease (AVD). The condition occurs when the valve that controls the pumping of blood from the left ventricle in the heart into the aorta ...click here to read more

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a term used to describe any progressive pulmonary disease characterized by increased breathlessness. It is currently the fourth leading cause of death internationally and projections expect its status to increase to the third leading cause of death by 2020. It is common for patients with COPD to also suffer ...click here to read more

Did you know you can monitor your own blood pressure from home? Well, you can, and new research suggests that if you suffer from high blood pressure, this might be the most effective way of getting it under control. Some clinics offer the home blood pressure monitors for free, but you can also purchase them ...click here to read more

If you’re like many of us, then you simply don’t have the time to make a healthy and nutritious breakfast in the morning. But breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Breakfast is what sets the tone of the day. It provides you with energy and can help you not overeat later on. ...click here to read more

Having high blood pressure – hypertension – is often linked with a future cardiovascular event. Your blood pressure reading is based on two measurements: blood leaving the heart (systolic blood pressure) and blood returning to the heart (diastolic blood pressure). Also read: What is systolic and diastolic blood pressure? A blood pressure reading of 140/90 ...click here to read more

Experts recommend between seven to eight hours of sleep, and for good reason. The latest research findings note that continuously getting less than seven hours of sleep can speed up heart aging. The same is said for over-sleepers. The study found that Americans who slept for seven hours had the lowest heart risk on average, ...click here to read more

Gout is a type of inflammatory arthritis that affects the joints in the large toe and foot. It is caused by a build-up of uric acid that’s formed by high levels of purines, which can come from an unhealthy diet. An attack can lead to severe pain, swelling, and redness of the toe area. New ...click here to read more

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has just released a worldwide drug recall for a common high blood pressure medication. Valsartan is the drug in question and it’s been found to contain an impurity – N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) – which is linked to cancer. In a statement, the FDA said, “The presence of NDMA was unexpected ...click here to read more

A new study from the University of Exeter Medical School has found that a stroke can increase your risk of dementia. The study is the first of its kind and the largest, with an international sample population of 3.2 million stroke patients, offering the most conclusive evidence to date that having a stroke increases a ...click here to read more

A stroke is caused by a blood clot or a blood vessel leak in the brain. When the brain stops receiving a steady blood flow, it stops working. There are three main types of stroke: ischemic, hemorrhagic, and TIA (mini stroke). Risk factors that increase a person’s odds of experiencing a brain attack include older age, gender, race, family history of stroke, and a ...click here to read more