This Spikes Your Heart Attack Risk by 800 %

This Spikes Your Heart Attack Risk by 800 %

By now, most people understand that this is harmful. Researchers at the Sheffield Teaching Hospital’s NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Sheffield have completed a study that spells out the risk in quite scary numbers. Since one in five adults still do this,...
How Gum Disease Causes Stroke and How to Prevent it

How Gum Disease Causes Stroke and How to Prevent it

Gum disease is not just a matter of tooth loss and smelly breath. It also causes fatal strokes, as proved by a study in the Journal JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. The scientists enrolled 76 patients in their study, all of whom experienced atrial fibrillation (AF)....
This Trendy Green Causes Heart Attack and Stroke

This Trendy Green Causes Heart Attack and Stroke

It’s been banned. People who used it were put in jail. Then they found out it’s a powerful medical plant. It helps with everything from easing pain to improving brain function. Well almost everything—because a new study in the journal Cell reveals that this plant also...
How To Prevent Strokes and Heart Attacks

How To Prevent Strokes and Heart Attacks

It’s a well-known fact that cholesterol plaque buildup in the arteries is dangerous. What fewer people understand is that more dangerous than the plaque buildup itself is when the plaque breaks off and shoots up into the brain (causing stroke) or blocks narrower heart...
When Lowering Cholesterol INCREASES Stroke Risk by 220%

When Lowering Cholesterol INCREASES Stroke Risk by 220%

According to a new study published in the journal Neurology, the myth about high cholesterol has probably murdered millions of people. In fact, lowering your cholesterol to the recommended level of 100 mg/dL can increase your risk of having the most dangerous type of...