Heart Health Archives

Being Healthy Is About More Than Just Eating Right

Nov 22, 2022 · Heidi McIndoo · Digestive Health

People who follow a healthy lifestyle do more than just manage their diet and make good food choices. They also tend to get regular exercise, keep alcohol in check, don’t smoke, and manage their weight. In fact, research shows that these health behaviors actually tend to cluster together. Clustering is … Read More

To Juice or Not to Juice?

Nov 22, 2022 · Lori Zanteson · Digestive Health

Juicing is on the fast track from fad to full-on health craze. Thanks to an explosion of juice bars and celebrity endorsements, satisfying that thirst for greens, super fruits, celery or beetroot juice straight up is the new black. Healthy as these juicy concoctions may seem, there’s a tall order … Read More

News Briefs December 2022

Nov 22, 2022 · UHN Staff · Digestive Health

Seasonal Flu Shot May Help Lower Your Risk of Stroke If you have received your seasonal flu shot, you may have gained protection against more than just influenza. According to a study published earlier this year in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, a flu shot … Read More

Better Physical Function = Better Protection Against Serious Cardiovascular Events

Nov 22, 2022 · Kate Brophy · Digestive Health

Better physical function in older age may protect you from cardiovascular events such as heart attack, heart failure, and stroke, according to new study findings (Journal of the American Heart Association, Sept. 6). Physical function has been defined as the ability to perform basic instrumental activities of daily living, such … Read More

Newsbriefs: Diabetes, Heart Medications, Avoid Skin-Lightening Products, Colorectal Cancer

Nov 22, 2022 · Kate Brophy · Digestive Health

Diabetes and Hearing Loss A recent news release (Aug. 22) from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) highlights the link between diabetes and hearing loss. Hearing loss is twice as common among people with diabetes as it is in people who do not have diabetes. Experts posit that the link may … Read More

Frontline: Popular Blood-Thinning Drug, Higher Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Hospitalizations for COVID-19

Nov 21, 2022 · Dawn Bialy · Digestive Health

Study Suggests One Popular Blood-Thinning Drug Outperforms Another People who have an abnormal heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation (A-fib) and valvular heart disease (VHD) are often prescribed anticoagulant medications, or blood thinners, in order to reduce their risks of developing blood clots, as well as preventing existing clots from growing … Read More

Use Heart-Healthy Vegetable Oils Instead of Butter for Cooking

Nov 16, 2022 · Dawn Bialy · Digestive Health

If butter is your go-to fat for cooking, you’ll be doing your heart a favor if you switch to vegetable oil. Most plant-based oils are high in unsaturated fats—the types of fats that are linked with lower risks of heart disease, heart attack, and stroke. Choose oils that are good … Read More

News Briefs November 2022

Oct 24, 2022 · UHN Staff · Digestive Health

Physical Fitness May Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease According to a presentation at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting in April 2022, people who were more physically fit were less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than people who were less fit in a large study of 649,605 military veterans. … Read More

Cholesterol Drugs: Your Options

Oct 24, 2022 · Kate Brophy · Digestive Health

If you’ve been told your cholesterol levels are high, it is advisable to do what you can to lower them. While cholesterol is needed for some bodily functions, too much of it is harmful to your health. Many people are able to maintain healthy cholesterol levels through eating a healthy … Read More

Recent Studies Point to Benefits of COVID-19 Vaccination if You Have Heart Failure

Oct 24, 2022 · Kate Brophy · Digestive Health

Research has suggested that people with heart problems are at increased risk of serious illness, hospitalization, mechanical ventilation, and death from COVID-19. Yet many people with heart failure have been hesitant to get vaccinated against the virus because they have heard that the vaccines might worsen their condition or cause … Read More

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