Medications and exercise are strategies that can be used to help reduce high blood pressure. Diet also has a role to play in treating hypertension and prehypertension, and the DASH diet is an effective way to help lower blood pressure. Hypertension or high blood pressure is defined as systolic pressure of 140 or higher and [...]
Heart Health
BMI, or Body Mass Indicator, is a tool used to evaluate the amount of body fat that a particular individual is carrying. The number is based on a person’s weight for his or her height. A formula is used to make a calculation to come up with the BMI number. The first step is to [...]
Eating a high-fiber diet for health is important, but don’t forget to include flax seed in your eating plan. This small, brown seed has been around for centuries, and packs quite a punch when it comes to health benefits. Flaxseed has been grown by humans since 3000 BC. Its health benefits were well known to [...]
An electrocardiogram (EKG) is a medical test that records the electrical activity of an individual’s heart. The test takes about 10 minutes to complete and is not painful. While the reading is being taken, the patient is asked to lie still to ensure an accurate reading. An EKG is performed by a technologist. These people [...]
Consuming a high fiber diet is something that everyone can do to help reduce their risk of developing heart disease. Other risk factors, such as family history of heart problems, are out of our control, but we all have a say in what kinds of foods we choose to eat. Adding more fiber to your [...]
Having a pet has definite advantages when it comes to your health. They provide companionship and give their owners a reason to smile. The unconditional love and acceptance that animals provide is something that can’t be duplicated. The results of a study conducted by the National Institute of Health (NIH) point to pet ownership as [...]
Carrying extra pounds is one of the risk factors for heart disease. People who are overweight or obese are encouraged by their loved ones and their doctor to get and maintain a healthy weight to improve heart health, but does everyone who is carrying excess pounds need to do so? Not necessarily, according to the [...]
Men who want to eat a heart healthy diet should focus their attention on the overall patterns of the food choices they make. When it comes to eating well, it’s too easy to get bogged down in the details of meal planning. Foods to Avoid If your goal is to lower your risk of heart [...]
Do you enjoy eating cold cuts and other types of processed meats? The results of a study conducted by researchers in the United States may make you want to rethink this part of your diet. Eating foods like bacon, sausage and hot dogs regularly can increase your risk of heart disease by 42 percent. The [...]
If you have been thinking that spending too much time at work could be bad for your heart health, you may be right. The results of a study conducted on British civil servants indicate that working overtime can increase the risk of cardiac issues. The results, which were published in the European Heart Journal, followed [...]
