Research has long shown that exercise reduces heart disease risk, but a new study finds the connection between the two may be a decrease in the brain’s stress signals.
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Research has long shown that exercise reduces heart disease risk, but a new study finds the connection between the two may be a decrease in the brain’s stress signals.
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Recent research found eating within an eight-hour window increased risk of death from heart disease. But it’s complicated.
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A large study found that eating all your meals within an 8 hour time frame -- a popular form of intermittent fasting -- nearly doubled heart disease deaths.
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Everyone can take steps to reduce their risk of heart disease, the leading cause of death in the US, no matter their age, current lifestyle habits or preexisting medical conditions. Here’s what to do.
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Her family joked when she couldn’t carry her own backpack while hiking. Soon afterwards her husband was watching her through the night, afraid he would lose her.
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A low-carb, high-fat "keto-like" diet may be linked to higher levels of "bad" cholesterol and double the risk of cardiovascular events such as blocked arteries, heart attacks and strokes, according to new research.
Most health experts say the trendy keto diet, which bans carbohydrates to make your body burn fat for fuel, cuts out healthy food such as fruit, beans and legumes, and whole grains. In the keto diet, you limit your intake of carbohydrates to only 20 to 50 a day – the lower, the better. To put that into perspective, a medium banana or apple is around 27 carbohydrates – the full day’s allowance.
Keto is short for ketosis, a metabolic state that occurs when your liver begins to use stored fat to produce ketones for energy. The liver is programmed to do that when your body loses access to its preferred fuel – carbohydrates – and thinks it’s starving.
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Not enough women know how high their chances are of getting fatal heart disease. But there are ways to reduce the risk.
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If you want to keep your heart healthy, add a good night's rest to your to-do list, a new study says.
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Preventing heart disease means keeping your weight, blood pressure and cholesterol under control, getting plenty of good-quality sleep and regular exercise, managing stress, limiting alcohol and avoiding tobacco use, and eating a healthy diet lower in sugar, processed foods and saturated fats, according to the National Library of Medicine.
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Shane Warne’s untimely death from a suspected heart attack has prompted some people to consider their own heart health and what improvements they can make.
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Exercising with a heart condition can be a daunting prospect, but done correctly can have an array of benefits – and even be a lifesaver
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People with a higher consumption of dairy fat have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease than those with low intakes, according to new research studying some of the world's biggest consumers of dairy products.
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There is constant squabbling over the virtues of various diets, but a new report makes one thing clear: to reduce cardiovascular disease risk, follow a plant-based diet.
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It pumps your blood throughout your body, keeping oxygen, nutrients and waste flowing to where they need to go to keep you healthy. But how much do you know about your heart? Here we will cover the most important steps you can take to keep it beating strong.
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About three million adults in the U.S. have been diagnosed with A-fib, a heart-rhythm abnormality that’s on the rise. Here’s how to recognize the signs and treat it.
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Oxford University researchers urge people to reduce consumption by three-quarters or give it up
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Food was my life, professionally and personally. After my heart attack at age 41, everything had to change.
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Heart failure occurs when something damages the heart muscle or reduces the heart’s ability to pump effectively. Therefore, the body’s demands for oxygen-rich blood go unmet. The earliest indicators of heart failure can easily b
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Physical exercise may be even more important for the prevention of cardiovascular disease than previously known -- and the more activity the better, a large study led by the University of Oxford suggests.
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If gorillas and chimpanzees were born to clamber and climb, humans were born to walk and run.
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Evolution doomed us to have vital organs fail. For years, experts failed us, too.