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Best Exercise for Lowering Cholesterol Naturally: Walking or Running?

Apr 9, 2020 · UHN Staff · Heart Health

The harder you work, the better the results, right? Not so, according to a recent study. What's the best exercise for lowering cholesterol? This study found walking works just as well as running not only for lowering cholesterol naturally, but for reducing the risk of high blood pressure and diabetes … Read More

What Triglycerides Range Is Most Likely to Cause Heart Disease?

Apr 9, 2020 · Kathleen Jade, ND · Heart Health

Cholesterol may get the most attention, but a large body of evidence indicates that an unsafe triglycerides range is also an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease. In fact, recent studies show that high triglycerides are directly and significantly associated with cardiovascular death, cardiovascular “events” (any incidents that may cause … Read More

17 CoQ10 Benefits You Can Enjoy Yourself

Apr 6, 2020 · UHN Staff · Heart Health

CoQ10, or coenzyme Q10, is a naturally produced enzyme found in the mitochondria in every cell of your body. CoQ10 benefits include the making of ATP—the major energy source needed for cell growth and maintenance in powering several of the body’s biological processes. CoQ10 also functions as an antioxidant, which … Read More

Pomegranate Juice Benefits: May Lower Blood Pressure and Improve Your Heart Health

Apr 6, 2020 · UHN Staff · Heart Health

Pomegranate juice benefits may include lowering blood pressure and improving your heart health. Fortunately, you don’t have to guzzle glasses of grape or vegetable juice with high amounts of sugar to lower blood pressure when pomegranate juice benefits will do the trick. Pomegranate juice benefits have led to hundreds of … Read More

The Benefits and Risks of Taking Fish Oil Supplements to Lower LDL

Apr 2, 2020 · Kathleen Jade, ND · Heart Health

If you are taking a fish oil supplement to lower LDL naturally, you might be surprised to know that the relative amounts of EPA and DHA in your supplement can make a difference in terms of its effects on your LDL. Taking a fish oil supplement especially formulated to be … Read More

Does Garlic Lower Blood Pressure? The Health Benefits of Garlic

Apr 1, 2020 · UHN Staff · Heart Health

If garlic had been created in a test tube, it would most certainly be a very high-priced prescription drug, especially for high blood pressure symptoms. Using garlic for high blood pressure relief can be a great natural remedy. Taking garlic also has an abundance of other health benefits. In fact, … Read More

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Recognizing Heart Failure Symptoms

Mar 31, 2020 · Jim Brown, PhD · Heart Health

Heart failure—the disease—is gradual, progressive, and chronic. Heart failure symptoms can be described with the same three words. Symptoms of heart failure develop gradually—sometimes they are not even noticeable to the person. Heart failure is not a sudden, traumatic event. Neither are the symptoms. Heart failure is progressive. Its symptoms … Read More

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Don’t Stop Taking Your Blood Pressure Meds, Cardiologists Say

Mar 24, 2020 · Holly Strawbridge · Heart Health

When facts are few and far between, misinformation often steps in to fill the gap. That’s precisely what happened when a prominent British medical journal published an opinion article on March 11 suggesting that angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers might increase the risk of serious complications or … Read More

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Hypertension And Your Risk Of Stroke

Mar 17, 2020 · Jim Brown, PhD · Heart Health

There are risk factors that make some people more likely to have a stroke, and there are underlying causes and pre-existing conditions that could actually trigger a stroke. Sometimes, the line between a risk factor and a cause is blurred. A risk factor like high blood pressure, for example, turns … Read More

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How Plaque Harms Heart Health

Feb 11, 2020 · Shandley McMurray · Heart Health

Let’s hear it for your heart. Weighing around 8 ounces (if you’re a woman) to 10 ounces (men), this vital muscle pumps blood to every cell in the body in less than a minute—impressive for an organ the size of your fist. If, however, the heart’s job becomes impeded by … Read More

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