Doctors have known for years that saunas are good for your heart.
One study found that regular sauna users have less than half the stroke risk of those of us who never take a sauna.1 And sauna takers have a 46% lower chance of having high blood pressure.2
… Read MoreIf you go to the doctor and your blood pressure is high, two things are likely to happen.
First, your physician will tell you to cut down on salt. Second, you’ll be handed a prescription for a hypertension drug.
But a new study finds that a common food additive may be the hidden culprit causing your high blood pressure.
… Read MoreWe all know that high blood pressure is bad for us. But what about low blood pressure?
The question is important because of new blood pressure guidelines.
… Read MoreThere is a simple heart test that doctors often give as part of routine physicals.
It’s cheap, painless, and easy. It takes just a couple minutes.
… Read MoreBeing overweight…having chest pain…having a bad diet…lack of exercise…a family history of heart disease.
Everybody knows these are signs that a heart attack could be in your future.
But a new study shows there’s a major risk factor that you can see by looking in the mirror.
… Read MoreMillions of people take daily aspirin to prevent a heart attack or stroke.
The practice began in the 1970s after studies found that daily aspirin could prevent a second heart attack or stroke.1
Many doctors reasoned that if aspirin could stop repeat heart attacks, it should prevent first ones, too. So they began to recommend daily aspirin to all their older patients.… Read More