According to the American Heart Association (AHA), walking is one of the easiest and most effective ways to boost your heart health. However, while any amount of walking is better than just than just sitting around, the faster your walking pace, the more beneficial it is to your heart health. The AHA recommends that walking …
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In medicine cabinets across America, especially where seniors reside, there will always be that familiar bottle of aspirin. It may be there because it is a part of the regular line-up of over-the- counter medications, taken as needed, or the family physician may have prescribed a daily low dosage aspirin regimen to prevent heart attacks …
The correct medical term for ‘broken heart syndrome’ is takotsubo cardiomyopathy or stress-induced cardiomyopathy. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), broken heart syndrome can occur when there is extreme stress and trauma, such as in the loss of a loved one to death or a breakup, or during and after natural or man-made disasters …
A new UK study published in The Journals of Gerontology, found that eating 200g of blueberries daily for a month can improve blood cell function and decrease systolic blood pressure in healthy people by 20 percent. This is the same result expected after taking blood pressure medication. The researchers concluded that: “Regular consumption of blueberries …
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the American Heart Association (AHA), heart disease is the leading cause of cause of death of women in the United States. Yet, it is still widely considered to be a ‘man’s disease” and because the symptoms in men and women are often different, many women …
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