A new Harvard study has found that eating chocolate helps prevent atrial fibrillation (AF). This is a common—and dangerous—condition in which the heart beats irregularly.
A quarter of Americans will develop AF at some point in their lives. It can lead to a heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and blood clots.
Researchers tracked more than 55,000 people for over 13 years.… Read More
Big Pharma pushes statins like candy at Halloween. And the older you get, the more likely it is your doctor will try to get you to take one of these cholesterol medications.
Nearly half of American seniors take a statin. Now, a new study has found that they do more harm than good in most people over 65.1
The data show that, if anything, the drugs increase the risk of death from a heart attack.… Read More
Big Pharma tells us they are “safe, fast, and effective” for relieving temporary aches and fever. They encourage you to take them for everything from headaches and muscle pain to menstrual cramps and arthritis.
But we’ve warned you in the past that ibuprofen and naproxen can lead to heart attacks… Now a major new study shows they are even more dangerous than we thought.… Read More
You can dramatically cut your risk of cancer and heart disease on the way to work.
That’s the message of a major new study out of the UK. Researchers at the University of Glasgow followed 150,000 workers for five years. The scientists found that one commuting habit was literally the difference between life and death.
… Read MoreMore than a third of Americans suffer from metabolic syndrome. The deadly condition increases your risk of heart disease fourfold. And it makes you 30 times more likely to develop diabetes.1
Metabolic syndrome is characterized by five risk factors: high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high levels of triglycerides, low levels of HDL (“good”) cholesterol, and belly fat. If you have three or more of these symptoms, you likely have metabolic syndrome.… Read More
Doctors often tell patients with high blood pressure to exercise more.
And they usually recommend an aerobic workout. The Mayo Clinic advises that the best types of exercise to lower blood pressure include jogging, bicycling, swimming, and dancing.1
A new study shows that another form of exercise works better.
Researchers at the Sir Gangaram Hospital in Delhi, India, studied 60 people with prehypertension.… Read More