(AYDINOZON/iStock, Getty Images) People who follow seven rules for healthy living – such as staying physically active and eating a healthy diet – could offset a high genetic risk for heart disease, according to new research that suggests it could mean as many as 20 extra years of life free of heart disease. The study,…
(Arx0nt/iStock, Getty Images) There are a lot of health factors to keep in mind as we navigate through the dietary day: calories, carbohydrates, protein, saturated fat, vitamins and minerals, to name a few. Did you forget fiber? A lot of people do. “We’ve known this forever, and it has to get rediscovered all the time,”…
Dr. Jeremiah Stamler was a pioneer in heart disease prevention. (Photo courtesy of Northwestern University) Dr. Jeremiah Stamler, a trailblazing cardiologist who helped people understand the critical connection between healthy lifestyle and heart health – and who continued his passionate work well beyond his 100th birthday – died early Wednesday. Stamler, known as “the father…
(Jolygon/iStock, Getty Images) Brain diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, are closely connected to heart health. They are affected by everyday actions and rank among the nation’s leading causes of death. That’s the portrait of brain health that emerges from the American Heart Association’s “Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – 2022 Update”…
Kingdom Kare Inc. founder Barbara Palmer. (Photo courtesy of Kingdom Kare) At age 16, Barbara Palmer became a single mom. Suddenly, she felt trapped in a community where she had felt so free. As the middle-class daughter of two police officers, she did not expect to be profiled as poor and criminal. “At the doctor’s…
(Westend61, Getty Images) Middle-aged men who worry a lot have a higher chance of developing risk factors that can lead to heart disease, stroke and Type 2 diabetes as they age, according to a new study that tracked men for 40 years. The study, published Monday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, found…
(magicmine/iStock, Getty Images) Make a list of the ABCs of heart health, from arrhythmia to Zumba classes, and you might not think to include a T – for thyroid. But the small gland that produces crucial hormones can have a big effect on the cardiovascular system. “Both an overactive thyroid and an underactive thyroid can…