Photo Credit: Pixabay / Pexels Research released last autumn in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation has shown that, in 2014, females aged 35-54 accounted for 31% of cardiac hospitalizations, up from 21% in 1995. Young women have an alarming … Continued
Photo Credit: rawpixel.com / Pexels There are two terms worth knowing when it comes to blood lipids and cholesterol. Hyperlipidemia implies too many lipids (or fats) in your blood, like cholesterol and triglycerides. One type of hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, means that … Continued
IMAGE SOURCE: © Ella Olsson/Pexels According to Sunday’s new rules, you can avoid heart disease through exercise and a healthy diet. The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology guidelines were presented at an annual ACC conference on … Continued
Image Source: © Engin Akyurt/Pexels Recent statistics show that 46% or 116.4 million US adults are estimated to have heart disease according to the American Heart Association. It is still the leading cause of death for both men and … Continued
What do you think a person will answer if you ask them “what is health?’” Probably something like ‘health is not being sick.’ But, we all know that health is not that simple. A Working Definition of Health According to … Continued
In last week’s post we went over the causes of high blood pressure in light of it being National High Blood Pressure Education Month. In this post, we shall cover ways to prevent high blood pressure and ideas as to … Continued
You know what that means? It’s time to get educated about high blood pressure. The majority of the decisions that you make on a daily basis end up factoring into whether you will have high blood pressure or not. In … Continued
As we mentioned before, May is Stroke Awareness Month. What a better way to raise awareness then by going over diet? Dietary choices can influence your risk of having stroke. By being careful about what you eat and put into … Continued
Stroke risk assessment tools are a useful way to quantify your current risk and subsequently identify which risk factors need your attention. To get your stroke risk score, try out any of the stroke risk factor calculators below: Stroke Risk … Continued
Stroke is what happens to the brain when it doesn’t get the oxygen it needs. This can lead to irreversible damage and even death. According to the American Heart Association, there are risk factors for stroke which you have control … Continued
