Heart Health

2. Cholesterol and Your Heart

Feb 9, 2018 · · Heart Health
To understand how cholesterol affects your cardiovascular health, it helps to understand the workings of your heart and vascular system. The Heart 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 … Read More

1. The Basics of Cholesterol

Feb 9, 2018 · · Heart Health
"My doctor says my cholesterol is through the roof. I really have to do something about my cholesterol." Naturally, the term “cholesterol” has negative connotations. It’s understandable, given cholesterol’s villainous role in the cardiovascular health story. But just as every good tale needs a villain, and just as most memorable … Read More

From The Author

Feb 9, 2018 · · Heart Health
In some ways, your blood vessels are akin to that problematic plumbing in your kitchen. Just as the drain pipes are obstructed by what you deposit into them, so your arteries can become gradually blocked as a result of the fatty foods you’ve ingested over the years. Every burger or … Read More

2. Food Chemistry and Cardiovascular Disease

Jan 26, 2018 · · Heart Health
In the 4th century BCE, Greek physician Hippocrates transformed medicine with his holistic understanding of health and disease. Whereas previous generations of healers attributed illness to demons and cures to magic, Hippocrates based treatments on experimentation and rational evaluation of evidence, however limited on both counts. He saw the human … Read More

Introduction

Jan 26, 2018 · · Heart Health
An amazing muscle, the human heart. The first cell starts beating within a month of conception. Although heart cells stop dividing early in life (which makes heart cancer rare), the muscle grows to an adult size of two hands clasped. The engine behind a vast circulatory system, the heart contracts … Read More

From the Editor

Jan 26, 2018 · · Heart Health
Dear Reader, The food you eat is your fuel for life. Eat a healthy diet and you increase your odds of having a healthy heart. With a healthy heart, you increase the odds of having a healthy brain and body—and of living a long, vibrant, productive life. Having worked with … Read More

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