(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,…

Jeffrey Morse in Nepal, four years after surviving a spinal cord stroke. (Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Morse) Having been a flight engineer during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Jeffrey Morse knew resilience. He knew headaches and migraines from his past. But in the summer of 2012, it felt like someone was ripping the skin…

(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”…

Stroke survivor Christina Saldivar. (Photo courtesy of Christina Saldivar) Lea en español Christina Saldivar felt well-rested and energetic when she headed to her elementary school in Newport News, Virginia, on a Monday morning in February 2020. At 26, she was enjoying her first year of teaching music at the same campus instead of bouncing around…

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…

Morgan House shed nearly half her weight after bariatric surgery. (Photo courtesy of the House family) A few weeks before Thanksgiving, Ken and Morgan House of Newington, Connecticut, spent a week at one of her favorite places – Disney World. They walked to all the theme parks, went on countless rides and shared healthy meals….

(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…