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The Heart Risk You Never Saw Coming

In All Health Watch, Featured Article, Health Warning, Heart and Cardiovascular, Heart Attacks, Heart Disease

Health Watch readers know the value of being able to treat joint pain naturally. But when it doesn’t go away—or when it gets worse—it could indicate a bigger problem. And it’s not just arthritis you have to worry about. There are less common conditions that cause the same kind of pain…

But they come with much greater risks.

A new study from the U.K.… Read More

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A Simple Trick for a Better Heart

In All Health Watch, Blood Pressure, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular, Heart Attacks, Heart Disease

How many times have you packed up to go home from work and realized you hadn’t left your desk at all? No coffee break. No restroom break. Not even a lunch break.

You think you’re being productive. You’re getting more done by working nonstop at your desk all day.  Right? Not exactly. Sitting in front of your computer screen for hours isn’t just bad for your eyes…

Researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center followed over 17,000 people for 13 years.… Read More

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How Stress at Work Puts Your Life at Risk

In All Health Watch, Cancer, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular, Heart Attacks, Longevity

Stress kills. It’s the driving force behind depression, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s.

Not all stress affects you the same way. But new research suggests work stress may be the worst of them all. And not surprisingly, it’s one of the main sources of stress for most Americans.1

This type of stress can lead to eating disorders and violence…2 It even increases your risk of having a heart attack by 25%.… Read More

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Do You Know How Old Your Heart Really Is?

In All Health Watch, Blood Pressure, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular, Heart Attacks, Heart Disease

Your “heart age” describes how old your cardiovascular system is. It’s measured by the number of heart attack or stroke risk factors you may have…1 The more you have, the older your heart age.

And now the CDC has updated the Framingham CVD risk calculator to determine what that number is…

Researchers at the CDC gathered data from the Framingham Heart Study and all 50 states.… Read More

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Is Your Neighborhood Destroying Your Heart?

In All Health Watch, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Featured Article, Health Warning, Heart and Cardiovascular, Heart Attacks, Heart Disease

When it comes to heart health, there are some obvious factors that put you in danger… Like smoking cigarettes and eating too much sugar. But then there are hidden dangers… Ones that could be raising your risk of heart disease or stroke without you ever suspecting it.

Researchers in London have uncovered one of the most surprising threats yet… Road noise.… Read More