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Know How to Respond to These Heart Attack Symptoms

Jan 9, 2017 · Jay Roland · Heart Health

Heart attack symptoms can range from the obvious—sudden chest pain—to much more vague signs, such as back pain or a sense that something just isn’t right. So it’s important that you not only know what the list of heart attack symptoms includes, but how to react if those signs appear. … Read More

The Best Natural High Blood Pressure Remedies Start with These 2 Tests

Jan 3, 2017 · Kathleen Jade, ND · Heart Health

For doctors who specialize in natural medicine, hypertension isn’t just a simple disease of high blood pressure readings, and treating it isn’t simply a matter of lowering the numbers using high blood pressure remedies, says Dr. Mark Houston, MD, a well-known integrative hypertension specialist. Hypertension is a slowly progressing cardiovascular … Read More

Improve Your Cholesterol Numbers with Citrus Fruits

Jan 1, 2017 · UHN Staff · Heart Health

Aside from their bright colors, sweet tastes and appealing fragrances, citrus fruits – grapefruits, lemons and oranges – are tremendously beneficial for health. This is because the fruits are loaded with antioxidants such as vitamin C, flavonoids, beta-carotene, lycopene, and a heart-healthy soluble fiber called pectin. Red Grapefruits Help Reduce … Read More

‘Customizing’ Blood Pressure Meds Helps Limit Side Effects

Aug 29, 2016 · Susan Jimison Vitek · Heart Health

Medications that lower high blood pressure (hypertension) are essential in the battle to prevent heart attack and brain-damaging stroke. But finding the right antihypertensive drug for an individual patient from among the many available medications is not necessarily a straightforward process. Many factors must be considered in selecting a patient’s … Read More

Is Your Child at Risk for Rheumatic Heart Disease?

Jul 6, 2016 · Jay Roland · Heart Health

Up until the 1960s, anyone who developed strep throat was at an extremely high risk for rheumatic fever. It’s an affliction that can lead to rheumatic heart disease and other serious complications. But with the development of effective antibiotics to treat strep throat, rheumatic fever is far less common in … Read More

Blood Pressure Chart: Understand What Your Blood Pressure Numbers Really Mean

Mar 28, 2016 · Kathleen Jade, ND · Heart Health

Would you be able to tell by looking at a blood pressure chart whether you are included in the group of one out of every three American adults with high blood pressure? Is your doctor measuring your blood pressure numbers correctly? High blood pressure contributes to about one in every … Read More

5 Facts About Air Pollution and Your Health You Probably Didn’t Know

Jan 26, 2016 · Chelsea Clark · Heart Health

Air pollution isn’t just affecting the health of our environment; it also poses a significant health risk to humans. You might be familiar with the way polluted air can cause respiratory problems like wheezing and asthma, but did you know that it also may be a major risk factor for … Read More

Even If You Are Healthy, You can Still Have a Heart Attack: Symptoms of Heart Disease You Can’t Ignore!

Jan 26, 2016 · UHN Staff · Heart Health

Do you live a healthy lifestyle by following a whole grain diet? Unfortunately, despite your actions to thwart a heart attack, your whole grain diet may do more harm than good. Why? Because the root cause of heart disease is inflammation! And, managing inflammation goes much beyond the standard prevention … Read More

Even If You Are Healthy, You can Still Have a Heart Attack: Symptoms of Heart Disease You Can’t Ignore!

Jan 26, 2016 · UHN Staff · Heart Health

Do you live a healthy lifestyle by following a whole grain diet? Unfortunately, despite your actions to thwart a heart attack, your whole grain diet may do more harm than good. Why? Because the root cause of heart disease is inflammation! And, managing inflammation goes much beyond the standard prevention … Read More

What Blood Pressure Is Too High? Updated Guidelines Show Hypertension Medications Aren’t Necessary for Many

Jan 15, 2016 · UHN Staff · Heart Health

Having elevated blood pressure is dangerous, but how do you know what blood pressure is too high? In 2014, the recommendation for target blood pressure readings changed and increased the reading that justifies using hypertension medications. You’ll want to avoid these potentially harmful drugs if you can. When are hypertension … Read More

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