Americans Cholesterol Numbers Improving
A new report has good news about Americans cholesterol levels
Improve An Apple a Day Might Keep Cholesterol Healthier
New reason not to overlook antioxidants in apples health benefits.
7 Habits That Really Do Protect Your Heart
Celebrate American Heart Month by taking these simple steps for heart health. Making a number of small gradual changes towards lowering heart disease risk is a good and achievable goal.
Resistant Hypertension? Maybe Its the Doctors Office
So-called white-coat hypertension, where blood-pressure readings are higher in the doctors office than elsewhere, may be responsible for more than a third of cases classified as resistant hypertension
Take a Walk to Reduce Your Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease
Get up off the couch, go for a walk, and youll be less likely to have problems with peripheral artery disease (PAD)
Nuts May Benefit Metabolic-Syndrome Patients
A daily handful of nuts might help some people feel better and control their hunger
Are You Sipping Your Way to Heart Trouble?
Study finds sugar-sweetened beverages increase womens heart risk factors, regardless of weight gain. Women who drink two or more sugar-sweetened beverages a day may be increasing their cardiovascular risk
Eating Yogurt Linked to Lower Risk of High Blood Pressure
Tufts research finds regular yogurt eaters are 31% less likely to develop hypertension.
Extra Folic Acid Fails Against Heart Disease and Cancer
A lthough folic acid supplementation has proven benefts- most notably, preventing birth defects-hopes it might protect against cardiovascular disease and cancer were disappointed by a major new meta-analysis.
Women Coffee Drinkers at Lower Risk of Stroke
The evidence keeps percolating that coffee might have benefits beyond just helping you wake up in the morning. The latest such finding, from a large Swedish study, links coffee drinking to a reduced risk of stroke in women