To lower and keep your blood pressure in check, you’re supposed to reduce sodium, eat fewer processed foods, drink less, and weigh less. For those looking for more, it seems like taking more probiotics, the all-important beneficial bacteria in your gastrointestinal tract, can also help you lower hypertension. A review published in Hypertension,… Continue Reading
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A Healthy Heart in Your 60s & Beyond
This February, in observance of American Heart Month and Go Red Day, we provide information on how you can maintain a vital cardiovascular system throughout your 60s and beyond. At this point in your life, one of the most important things to focus on is health. Clearly, the quality of life is impacted by… Continue Reading
A Healthy Heart in Your 50s
This February, in observance of American Heart Month and Go Red Day, we provide information on how you can maintain a vital cardiovascular system throughout your 50s and beyond. In your 50s, kids are growing up but often the responsibilities of aging parents are increasing. The pressures of the so-called sandwich generation, leads to… Continue Reading
A Healthy Heart in Your 40s
This February, in observance of American Heart Month and Go Red Day, we provide information on how you can maintain a vital cardiovascular system throughout your 40s and beyond. As we approach our 40s, we tend to be more established. At the same time, with advancing age, our weight can creep up along with… Continue Reading
A Healthy Heart in Your 30s
This February, in observance of American Heart Month and Go Red Day, we provide information on how you can maintain a vital cardiovascular system throughout your 30s and beyond. By now, your career is in full swing or you may be starting a family. Whatever the situation, you probably have responsibilities that leave little… Continue Reading
A Healthy Heart in Your 20s
This February, in observance of American Heart Month and Go Red Day, we provide information on how to maintain a vital cardiovascular system throughout your 20s and beyond. Your 20s mark the decade when you’re establishing yourself as an adult and developing a game plan for your future. You’re busy, focused on school and… Continue Reading
Top 5 Tips for a Healthy Heart
Think you’re too young to worry about heart disease? Think again! From not smoking to exercising on a regular basis, the habits you develop now have a big impact on your cardiovascular health later in life. Do you also believe that heart disease is not a women’s disease? This is a common misperception. Cardiovascular… Continue Reading
AHA Recommends Upper Limit on Sugar Intake
The American Heart Association released today specific recommendations about the amount of sugars that can be consumed as part of a heart-healthy diet. The message? Americans need to cut way back on added sugars. The statement was published in Circulation, the official journal of the AHA. For the first time, the AHA established… Continue Reading