Heart Healthy tips from a Cardiac Surgeon
As a cardiac surgeon at Michigan Medicine, Jonathan Haft, M.D., knows the value of a healthy heart. And he knows that the decisions, however small, we make each day can lead …
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Fiber for a Healthy Heart
You may only think about your fiber intake when you are concerned about bowel regularity. Here are four reasons why it is even more important for heart health. It helps …
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Heart Health supported with Chocolate
Yep, that’s right, chocolate: that oh-so-indulgent treat that makes women around the world swoon. But it’s not the milk chocolate candy bar or the box of chocolate-covered cherries that best …
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How Stress Impacts the Heart
When the heart is put under stress during exercise, it is considered healthy. Yet stress due to high blood pressure is bad for the heart. Why? And is this always …
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Broccoli and Cauliflower-which is better?
Broccoli and cauliflower are two vegetables that have a lot in common. They are both cruciferous vegetables and family members from the Brassica oleracea plant species. Both vegetables also originated …
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Do You Get Enough Omega-3?
Data from a two-country scientific study that compared adults’ perceptions of their own diets and importance of Omega-3 fatty acids (O3) vs. O3 blood levels (Omega-3 Index) was published in Nutrients. …
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About Ischemic Stroke
There are 3 types of strokes and ischemic stroke is one of them. It’s also referred to as cerebral or brain ischemia. The main cause of this stroke is a …
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Bacterial fats, not dietary ones, may deserve the blame for heart disease
Heart disease and fatty clogs in the arteries go hand in hand. But new evidence suggests the fatty molecules might come not only from what you eat, but from the …
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Indulge Your Heart
A heart-healthy indulgence? Say it’s so! A group of scientists recently found that study participants who ate 75 grams (about three ounces) of dark chocolate daily for a week had …
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Warning Signs Your Arteries are Dangerously Clogged and Narrowing
Your arteries are blood vessels responsible for the transportation of oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body. A normal artery will be strong, flexible, and elastic. …
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