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Nutrients for Heart Health
Heart disease is not a normal part of the aging process. Heart disease can be reversed if done properly, but you can also enhance the effect of healthy eating habits, and especially help to lower your cholesterol, with the proper use of nutrien...
Aspirin Works Wonders for the Heart
Aspirin’s main benefit for heart health is its blood-thinning power, which was first noted in the 1940s. By the late 1970s, doctors were prescribing aspirin to individuals who had suffered heart attacks to help guard against recurrence. But r...
Importance of Thyroid Hormone
The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that straddles the windpipe. It produces thyroid hormone, which regulates your metabolism. An overactive thyroid puts your body into overdrive — your heart beats too fast, you can become shaky, and you ...
Watch Out for Mini-Stroke
A serious warning sign of an impending stroke is something called a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or “mini-stroke.” About one-third of the people who experience a TIA go on to have a major stroke within a year, according to the American S...
Your Best Diet for Heart Health
Unfortunately, a full two-thirds of American adults are overweight. The obesity crisis – and accumulation of unhealthy belly fat – gets even worse during midlife. Even a few extra inches of fat around your waist (called “central obesit...
Joan Rivers in Critical Condition After Cardiac Arrest
Comic Joan Rivers was hospitalized in critical condition Thursday morning after she reportedly went into cardiac arrest during an outpatient procedure to her vocal cords. Rivers, 81, was rushed to Mount Sinai Medical Center after she stopped...
Kidney Disease Raises Heart Risk
Chronic kidney disease is the gradual loss of kidney function over the course of several years. There are five stages going from Stage 1 (mild) to Stage 5 (end-stage renal failure). These are monitored with a measurement known as the glomerular...
Cardiac Drugs Linked to Breast Cancer
Many older women take drugs called calcium-channel blockers to lower their blood pressure. But new research has found that these widely used medications can double a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. Calcium-channel blockers relax ...