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We spend the vast majority of our lives indoors. The outdoor prescription for at least 17 minutes a day outside has great health benefits.
Accurate blood pressure matters, but real life gets in the way. New research reveals why home blood pressure monitoring is hard to sustain!
Ozempic and Wegovy are brand names for semaglutide. Will you take semaglutide to prevent heart attacks and strokes?
EDTA Chelation Therapy remains controversial: TACT and TACT2 offer conflicting results. Does EDTA help the heart—or not? Here’s what we know.
Can we improve diet quality for Americans? Disparities in diet quality are larger for people on SNAP assistance. Will cash incentives help?
In studies that coupled step counters with coaching by health professionals, volunteers increased their physical activity.
Preventive cardiologist Michael Blaha describes the best steps to take to reduce your risk of heart disease.
Daily exercise reduces the risk of premature death from a wide range of conditions. Longer walks are MUCH better than lots of shorter walks.
Humans have only been living with a lot of light at night for about 100 years. Does light exposure contribute to heart disease and stroke?
Air pollution affects cardiovascular health. Hypertensive people living near highways can lower blood pressure a bit by cleaning indoor air.
The non-nutritive sweetener erythritol is popular, but is it safe? Studies show it increases the risk for cardiovascular complications.
Evidence from many studies indicates that statins cause diabetes. Why do doctors downplay this complication? Those at risk should be careful!
Studies suggest people drinking more sugar sweetened beverages are at higher risk for type 2 diabetes, stroke and heart failure.
Non-sugar sweeteners may not offer the expected health benefits. In fact, sugar substitutes may increase inflammation or blood clotting.
A lack of medications to lower it may have made Lp(a) the heart risk factor no one talks about. What should you know about it?
The US has a large gap between healthspan (years free of disease and disability) and lifespan (total years lived). Exercise could improve it.
Is Tylenol trustworthy? Acetaminophen is probably harder on the liver, stomach and kidneys than most people think, especially for older folks
Seed oils from corn or soybeans have been linked to higher risk for cancer. Omega-3 oils from avocado, fish or olives seem safer.
How much time do you spend sitting on average? Chances are it's way too much and it's surprisingly bad for your health. How can you counteract the harm?
A recent study was wrongly interpreted to mean food should not be fortified with B vitamins, especially niacin.
Both men and women who are physically active in middle age or later may be able to prevent heart failure as they grow older.
When you choose what to eat for a healthy heart, pick vegetables, fruits and whole grains, and avoid highly processed fried foods and sugar.
Instant oatmeal raises blood sugar more quickly than cooked oatmeal. As a result, people eating it may get hungry sooner.
A multi-year study of nearly 500,000 individuals shows that loneliness increases the risk of Parkinson disease significantly.
Extract of hawthorn flowers, berries or leaves help blood vessels dilate and may be useful in cases of mild heart failure.
You have been told that salt is your enemy. But is a low salt diet dangerous for some people? Can too little sodium be life threatening?
Millions of Americans suffer with long illness. Conventional medicine doesn't always have treatments for these conditions.
Unfiltered coffee prepared by boiling or French press methods can raise cholesterol. Filtered coffee has numerous health benefits.
Studies show that coffee drinkers are less likely to get heart failure or die of heart disease. Unfiltered coffee, though, is bad for you.
Readers' reports that the dietary supplement CoQ10 has heart benefits are supported by scientific studies.
A long-term study of atherosclerosis revealed that adequate magnesium is critical for good heart health. A supplement could help.
Regular use of NSAIDs like diclofenac or ibuprofen might hurt your heart and result in heart failure. Those with type 2 diabetes are at risk!
Studies suggest that heart failure patients following a low sodium diet are more likely to die or be hospitalized than those on regular fare.
Are you a snoozer? Do you worry about the health consequences of napping during the day? Worry no more. The latest research suggests it may be good for you.
Cocoa compounds can increase blood vessel flexibility and help them relax. That lowers blood pressure and improves cardiovascular health.
People who practice intermittent fasting even once a month have better heart health. They are less likely to develop heart failure or die prematurely.
A big study in the UK found that people who go to sleep between 10 and 11 pm have the lowest likelihood of cardiovascular problems.
People who have high blood pressure in the doctor's office may need to confirm that it is sustained throughout the day with home blood pressure measurement.
Studies demonstrate that lowering systolic blood pressure under 130 mm mercury can reduce cardiovascular complications.
A 5-pound difference among weights measured on doctors' scales in the office suggests a lack of attention to detail and accuracy.
Seriously ill COVID patients depend on ventilators. Others require defibrillators or CPAPs. The FDA fails us on oversight of medical devices.
Analyses of many long-term studies shows that eating whole grains for a longer life works best when people get at least three servings a day.
Low doses of an old gout medicine, colchicine from crocus, reduces inflammation and helps people with chronic heart disease.
Many people take supplements. A major review last summer concluded, though, that they are a waste of time for heart disease. Is that really true?
Doctors who use exercise as medicine offer personalized prescriptions for activity. This can be as powerful as medications for promoting health.
A large European study found that people who usually had two soft drinks a day were more likely to die prematurely than those who had less than one a month.
Vegetarians have a lower risk for heart disease than meat eaters. However, they have a slightly higher chance of suffering a stroke.
A careful study shows that smokers benefit from quitting. It may be more than a decade, though, before their risk of heart attacks drops to normal.
Just one cup of green veggies daily can help. People whose diets most closely approximate the DASH diet guidelines are better able to ward off heart failure as they age.
Cutting salt from our diets has been dogma for many years. Yet there is not very much evidence to support the extreme efforts some people make.
The ARB recalls have generated surprisingly little outrage from physicians and pharmacists. But a perspective in the NEJM reveals that some docs are upset!
The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) was supposed to save lives. But the law of unintended consequences struck. Why are patients dying faster?
The FDA has issued yet another drug recall because of contamination with a probable cancer causing chemical. It involves amlodipine plus valsartan. Enough!
People experiencing severe grief or depression because of bereavement have elevated levels of inflammation. This could contribute to broken heart syndrome.
A long-running study suggests that people who eat fish and shellfish regularly are less prone to chronic disease as they age.
A study in older Spanish people found that statins fail to prevent heart attacks and strokes in people over 75 unless they have type 2 diabetes.
A leaky heart valve is a mechanical problem. Nonetheless, it makes sense to let your health care providers if you are taking aspirin or any other OTC drug on a regular basis.
A study of low-risk individuals that ran for more than a quarter of a century found that even in these people, high LDL cholesterol can shorten life expectancy.
Finnish men who ate a lot of animal protein had a slightly higher heart failure risk than those who followed low-protein diets.
Although fish oil has a reputation for soothing dry eyes, a recent randomized controlled trial found that placebo capsules of olive oil worked just as well.
Coffee drinkers had lower chances of heart failure or stroke with every cup they drank during the week.
People who frequently use a sauna bath have lower blood pressure, fewer colds or flu and a reduced likelihood of dementia.
The American Heart Association has issued its first guidelines on meditation. Although the supporting data should be stronger, the practice is promising.
Cardiologists don't agree on how well statin cholesterol-lowering drugs work to prevent heart disease. What do you know about the statin standoff?
A study of 17,000 American adults shows that heart disease rates have dropped significantly only for the affluent, not for people living in poverty.
People in pain do NOT want to hear bad news about ibuprofen, naproxen or other NSAIDs. To take such drugs safely, people must know the risks!
If you have heart failure or coronary heart disease, the American Heart Association recommends that you take fish oil to protect your heart.
Eating magnesium-rich foods like nuts and dark green leafy vegetables can cut your chance of heart failure, diabetes or stroke.
Have you checked prescription drug prices lately? They are skyrocketing! Insurance companies often force you to buy generics. How can you get a better deal?
Tens of millions of people take NSAIDs like ibuprofen and naproxen every day to ease pain. Is celecoxib (Celebrex) safer or just as bad for the heart?
Here are the vitamins and minerals that make up the ingredients in our supplement formula designed for people concerned about heart health.
Salt is safe and saturated fat won't kill you. Such heretical messages contradict decades of public health dogma. What does the latest research have to say?
A preliminary study shows that a vitamin D supplement can help heart failure by improving how much blood is pumped.
Research in mice shows that digoxin, a drug derived from foxglove, lowers cholesterol and eases inflammation to reduce plaque in arteries.
Following a low-sodium diet too rigorously can put vulnerable older people at risk of confusion and other complications of hyponatremia.
When bad bacteria outnumber the beneficial ones in our intestines, there may be serious consequences for people with heart failure.
To communicate well with patients, doctors need to be wary of spending much of an office visit looking at a computer screen instead of at the patient.
Men who regularly consumed about two soft drinks a day were more likely to develop heart failure during this decade-plus cohort study.
The nitrate content of beet juice has been shown to boost endurance in athletes; a new study shows that people with heart failure also benefit.
Three months of high-intensity intermittent training (HIIT) was able to improve heart function in men with type 2 diabetes.
In one study, people with heart failure who reported more feelings of gratitude had better health than those who rarely experienced gratitude.
