Weird Arthritis and Heart Attack Link Discovered

by ShellyManning | Mar 7, 2018

The journal Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases recently revealed a shocking study linking arthritis and cardiovascular diseases. It looks like there is the same underlying cause for both diseases. So if you’re suffering from arthritis and also have high cholesterol or...

This Healthy Food Raises Blood Pressure and Doubles Heart Attack Risk

by Christian Goodman | Feb 14, 2018

As a health-conscious reader for Blue Heron Health News, I’m sure you pay a lot of attention to what you eat and try to choose a healthy diet. But sometimes, not all is as it seems. According to a new study, some healthy foods, like common fruits and vegetables, could...

When High Blood Pressure Is NOT Diet, Workout, or Gene Related

by Christian Goodman | Feb 4, 2018

High blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, coronary artery disease, and other cardiovascular risk factors are often blamed on bad diet or lack of exercises. And if not lifestyle factors, then they say it’s the genes. But a new study from by the American Health Association...

Does Aspirin Protect Your Heart?

by Scott Davis | Feb 3, 2018

If you have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or pretty much any cardiovascular disease, your doctor has most likely prescribed you low doses of aspirin. It’s a standard procedure most doctors do without even thinking. But a new study from Japan, and published in...

The Myth of Good Cholesterol Explained

by Scott Davis | Jan 24, 2018

You’ve heard it a million times: to prevent heart attack and stroke you need to lower bad cholesterol (LDL) and boost good (HDL). But scientists from Oxford University, Peking University, and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences have just published a study in the...

This Fashionable High Blood Pressure Trend Causes Unnecessary Deaths (be warned)

by Christian Goodman | Jan 23, 2018

There is a trend going on with respect to treating people with high blood pressure, and this trend has been shown to be both ineffective and dangerous. In fact, it is so much of a concern that the issue has recently been discussed and debated heavily in the British...