Lowering your salt intake is an important part of lowering your risk of heart disease, but many people just aren’t getting the message. They are still adding salt to their food at the table, even though most packaged food is already heavily-laden with it. Hide the salt shaker at your house. Don’t put it on [...]
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If you have been diagnosed with heart disease, you will need to make some lifestyle changes to get and stay healthy. Doing so needs a two-pronged approach. Not only do you need to take steps to get your blood pressure lowered, but you also need to address your cholesterol issues. Blood Pressure and Heart Disease [...]
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CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) is a way to keep blood flowing to the brain and other organs in a person who is in cardiac arrest. Doing so promptly may help to prolong the patient’s life and prevent brain damage from lack of oxygen, but it may not be effective in restoring a pulse. For that, you [...]
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Atherosclerosis is also known as “hardening of the arteries.” It is caused when the arteries (the blood vessels that carry oxygen-laden blood to the heart and other organs) are narrowed due to the presence of plaque. Plaque is made up of calcium, cholesterol, fat, some other substances that are present in the blood. Over time, [...]
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By now, you have probably read or heard about how your lifestyle choices can increase your risk of heart disease. Here are some suggestions that will help lower your risk: Eat a balanced diet that is low in saturated fat. Exercise regularly. Don’t smoke. Consume alcohol in moderation. While it’s wonderful that you want to [...]
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If you want to lower your risk of developing heart disease, keeping your triglyceride levels down is important. When you have high triglyceride levels in your bloodstream, the risk of coronary blockage increases. Definition of Triglycerides The term “triglycerides” refers to fatty deposits that are stored in the body. When you eat carbohydrates, the body [...]
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Diet does play a role in heart disease prevention, and following the Mediterranean diet can help to lower your risk. This eating plan is based on the food patterns typically followed by people living in Greece, Crete, and southern Italy. The Mediterranean diet includes the following elements: Lots of plant foods Fresh fruit for dessert [...]
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We need to have some salt in our diet in order to stay healthy. Unfortunately, a diet high in processed food contains far more than the recommended 5 grams that should be ingested each day. If you want to reduce your risk of heart disease, you need to train yourself to reach for the salt [...]
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Your mother probably told you to eat oatmeal because she wanted you to start off the day with a hot breakfast. Oatmeal has other health benefits, though: eating this food on a regular basis can help to lower your risk of heart disease and diabetes (Type 2 variety). To get the maximum benefit from the [...]
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An electrocardiogram (EKG) is a device used to measure the heart’s electrical activity. Having one done is a very simple process, and it’s painless. Every time your heart beats, it produces an electrical signal that starts at the top of the heart and moves toward the bottom. As the signal moves down, it makes the [...]
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