This Nut Drops Heart Attack Death Risk by 31% (While the other does nothing)

by Scott Davis | Apr 13, 2019

In a new study published by AHA Journals, one specific type of nut was found to drastically reduce the risk of dying from cardiovascular diseases – or, in fact, dying from any causes. Furthermore, it is widely available, inexpensive, and delicious. Weirdly, another...

High Cholesterol? It’s Not WHAT You Eat But WHEN

by Scott Davis | Mar 31, 2019

If you have high cholesterol, and especially if your LDL (bad) cholesterol is high, chances are you’ve been told to drastically change what you eat. Pretty much cut out everything you like and load up on the food you hate, right? But a new study published in the...

Surprising Heart Attack and Weight Connection Discovered

by Scott Davis | Mar 29, 2019

Those who are overweight and out of shape are at a higher heart attack risk. Those who are fit and slim are at a low heart attack risk. This is a well-documented fact. Or is it? A new study in the journal Scientific Reports puts this fact to a test, and the results...

Is Your Headache an Imminent Stroke Indicator?

by Christian Goodman | Mar 28, 2019

Stroke is one of the health events that scare us the most, mainly because it seems to come out of the blue and because it can leave us badly disabled. Recent studies have, however, revealed a few indicators of an imminent stroke. Using those indictors, you have time...

Why You Don’t Exercise Enough (it’s not your fault)

by Julissa Clay | Mar 26, 2019

Most of us should be more active. In fact, 3-5 hours of intense activity per week is minimal, and every hour awake should include a little moving around. But sometimes you just don’t feel like you have the energy, do you? And according to a new study published in the...

How Fat Lowers Blood Pressure and Boosts Heart Health

by Christian Goodman | Mar 17, 2019

For the last 30 years, official dietary guidelines for high blood pressure and heart health have been off by almost 180 degrees. This is according to a new study from Benioff’s Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI). The study carried out a randomized...