Heart Health

3. High Blood Pressure Risk Factors

Feb 15, 2018 · · Heart Health
You want to be proactive about your health—that’s probably the main reason why you’re reading this special report. When you see your doctor, you ask what you can do to do prevent high blood pressure or, if it’s already elevated, to lower it. As with most medical conditions, hypertension has … Read More

1. A Blood Pressure Primer

Feb 15, 2018 · · Heart Health
How Your Heart Functions Think of your heart as a pump, about the size of a fist. It consists of two upper chambers (the left and right atria) and two lower chambers (the left and right ventricles) that work in synchrony. Overall, the average heart contracts and relaxes—what we know … Read More

From The Author

Feb 15, 2018 · · Heart Health
Change is inevitable, especially in medicine. As new evidence emerges, clinicians often must respond in kind by adjusting their recommendations for treatment and altering the advice they give to patients. Sometimes these shifts in direction are slight, while other times they mark a sea change. And so it goes for … Read More

Conclusion

Feb 13, 2018 · · Heart Health
They say that knowledge is power. If that’s true, then this special report should give you the power to help you take control of your cholesterol and reduce your cardiovascular risk. You’ve learned the basics about cholesterol, the harms of high cholesterol, and the factors that jeopardize the health of … Read More

6. Medications That Manage Your Cholesterol

Feb 13, 2018 · · Heart Health
You’re doing all the right things to improve your lipid profile. You’ve shed some extra pounds. You’re eating a heart-healthy diet. You’re exercising every day. Nevertheless, your doctor says your cholesterol still isn’t quite where it should be, and your odds of suffering a heart attack or stroke are still … Read More

5. Change Your Lifestyle and Lower Your Risks

Feb 12, 2018 · · Heart Health
This medication will lower your LDL cholesterol. That drug may reduce your risk of heart attacks. Another one will reduce your triglycerides. Whatever medications you see advertised on air or in print, they all have one thing in common: They should augment the lifestyle changes you’ll need to make to … Read More

4. Tests to Assess Your Risk

Feb 12, 2018 · · Heart Health
You’ve read about the risks of dyslipidemia, the underlying contributors to cholesterol abnormalities, and the factors (in addition to cholesterol) that increase your cardiovascular risk. However, the only way to know if your cholesterol is high and whether you have any other cardiovascular risk factors is to get checked periodically … Read More

3. Know Your Cardiovascular Risk

Feb 12, 2018 · · Heart Health
You’ve taken pretty good care of yourself. You eat right, don’t smoke, and stay pretty active. You have no apparent signs of heart trouble, so you figure you’re at pretty low risk for a heart attack, stroke, or other cardiovascular event. Regardless of whether or not you’re doing all the … Read More

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