Benefits and Risks of Caffeine and How Much is Too Much?
Do you consume caffeine on a daily basis? If so, you aren’t alone. Millions of people across the country start their day each morning with a cup of coffee – and many of those cups are caffeinated. Of course, it’s not only the coffee being consumed that is delivering caffeine, as soda does the same
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How Much Sleep Do I Need and How Does It Affect My Heart?
There are few things that feel quite as good as a full night of sleep. When you wake up in the morning after sleeping all night, you tend to feel refreshed, rejuvenated, and able to focus in a way that simply isn’t possible when you are tired. Of course, despite all of those benefits, most
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Menopause and Heart Disease – What Women Should Know
Menopause is a time of significant change in the life of a woman. As the body gradually stops the production of reproductive hormones, a woman will eventually stop having her period. This is a natural process that typically occurs at some point in a woman’s 40s or 50s. Many of the potential side effects of
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How Much Water Should I Drink Per Day?
One of the classic pieces of health advice you are likely to get from your doctor, and maybe even friends and family, is that you should be drinking more water. And there is a good reason that this advice is so common – it’s a good tip! Consistently drinking enough water is a great way
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Should I Do Intermittent Fasting? The Pros and Cons
In the search for a diet plan that will actually work, you may have come across something called ‘intermittent fasting’. While you likely know what fasting is, at least on a basic level, you may not have heard of intermittent fasting previously. Why is it so popular? Could it work for you? With this post,
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Differences in Popular Diets: Atkins, Ketogenic, Paleo, Vegan, Mediterranean, and DASH
Differences in Popular Diets: It’s never easy to lose weight. If you are currently overweight and have been advised to work on losing weight in order to improve your overall health, you’ll need a plan. Weight loss typically doesn’t happen by accident – rather, it happens as the result of proper execution of a good
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What is a Coronary Calcium Score and Do I Need One?
What is a Coronary Calcium Score ? The health of your heart is one of the most important measures of your overall health, for obvious reasons. Without a healthy heart, you are going to run into a number of different issues along the way – some of which may be life-threatening. So, it’s understandable that
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Should I Take Aspirin or Not?
Should I Take Aspirin or Not? If you have had heart trouble at any point during your life, or if you know someone who has, you’ve probably been exposed to the idea of using aspirin to help manage the condition. This idea has become so pervasive that some people assume it is just a standard
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New Frontiers in coronary calcium scoring and heart disease screening
Those with high cholesterol are at risk for problems related to both heart disease and stroke. One of the most important things an individual can do with regard to heart health is to manage their cholesterol levels as successfully as possible. While part of that battle is waged at the dinner table, there are drugs
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10 Foods to Avoid for a Healthier Heart !
Maintaining a healthy diet can be hard work. There are plenty of unhealthy – and tasty – foods out there to tempt us all, and many of those unhealthy options also happen to be quick and convenient. In a busy world, many people opt for the quick and unhealthy choice a little more often than
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