by Scott Davis | Apr 17, 2021
There is one common act that raises your risk of heart attack by 850% within two hours of doing this. All of us do this once in a while but if you, like so many others, make a habit of doing this, it will eventually land you in the emergency room or worse. A study was...
by Scott Davis | Mar 28, 2021
Decades of studies have concluded that physical activity is essential for preventing cardiovascular disease. But how much exercise is enough to prevent heart attack and stroke? A new study published in PLOS Medicine addresses this question using a new technology. And...
by Christian Goodman | Mar 26, 2021
Stunningly, a cheap, safe, common herb has now been proved to be as effective as one of the leading blood pressure medications, without any side effects. What’s more, in this double-blind study, the herb also optimized cholesterol levels in participants – whereas the...
by Scott Davis | Mar 3, 2021
The old thinking was that eating food low in cholesterol would lower our blood cholesterol. This has been debunked because your body actually makes most of the blood cholesterol itself. It has very little to do with what you eat. However, a new study published in The...
by Christian Goodman | Feb 25, 2021
Brain and heart health are closely linked, which is hardly surprising considering all the blood vessels that supply blood to the billions of cells in the brain. But a new long-term study that just appeared in PLOS Medicine reveals a very interesting angle to this...
by Christian Goodman | Feb 23, 2021
The traditional medical system has no solution for high blood pressure other than dangerous drugs, sometimes carrying lethal side effects. But researchers from the University of Houston’s College of Pharmacy recently discovered a simple, natural cure for high blood...