When you experience chest pains several thought processes might begin to take place. You may wonder if you are having a heart attack. You might also be doing something physically strenuous, and think your pain is associated with that physical activity and not a sign of a possibly dangerous heart …
Diabetes is a growing problem. If you have diabetes in your family or otherwise are at risk, it makes sense to take some preventative steps. Type II diabetes is the most preventable form of the disease. Here are some tips that may help prevent diabetes from developing in your life. …
Aerobic exercise is great for keeping your heart healthy. Heart attacks, stroke and heart disease can all be prevented with a smart diet and consistent exercise plan. Basically, any physical activity that gets your heart beating quicker than normal is great for heart health. This moves oxygen throughout your body, …
Are you concerned you may be prediabetic? Perhaps you were diagnosed with prediabetes and want to make sure it does not develop into diabetes. In either case, you are probably wondering what the diabetes testing process involves. If you have diabetes concerns of any type, the following information will help …
If you are unfortunate enough to have a heart attack, your doctor may prescribe beta blockers as a preventive method against a second heart attack. They are also prescribed in the case of high blood pressure in some cases. Let’s take a look at what exactly beta blockers are, how …
A smoker is at a six-time greater risk for heart disease than a non-smoker. Smoking accounts for 40% of first-time heart attacks. And if you have already had one heart attack, it significantly increases the risk of having future heart attacks. So how does smoking affect the body to cause …
If you have ever heard someone say “heart disease runs in my family”, you may have wondered if your ancestry is related to your heart health. Cardiomyopathy, high blood pressure, arrhythmia, stroke and even heart attacks can indeed be influenced by your genetic makeup and heredity. If your mother had …
We know that alcohol does affect your heart health, but what needs further explaining is that the effect can be either positive or negative. The difference depends on how much you drink. Drinking in excess negatively affects your heart and can lead to a disease of the heart muscle called …
The simple answer is that obese people ARE more likely to develop heart disease. In a Netherlands study of 302,296 overweight or obese participants, 18,000 of them either experienced or died from a heart event. After studying the data, researchers found overweight, but not obese participants, had a 32% higher …
Certain lifestyle behaviors, habits and physical conditions can raise your risk of contracting heart disease. That is because they affect your cholesterol, natural blood flow, circulatory system and/or your heart directly and negatively. Coronary artery disease, heart failure, hypertension and a host of other dangerous and deadly afflictions are more …
