The executive officer of Exercise & Sports Science Australia , Anita Hobson-Powell, believes exercise can play a huge role in the prevention of heart attacks. Regular moderate-intensity exercise has many benefits such as improving heart function. You should be aiming to do 30 to 45 minutes of aerobic or cardio exercises at least three to… Read More…
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Change Your Lifestyle for Your Heart Health
After going through many scientific articles, listening to hundreds of experts, and keeping an ear open when patients tell about their experiences, Lionel Opie, author of Living Longer, Living Better, identified that there are only five lifestyle changes with compelling evidence behind them. Collectively, these steps provide about 80% protection from many illnesses and conditions…. Read More…
Exercise Still the Best for Children’s Health
A recent study on 536 white children ages 8 to 10 years old answered the question, “Which is better for kids, to exercise or just sit around less?” Results showed that those kids, although with at lease one obese parent, who had higher levels of physical activity had lower waist circumference, fasting triglycerides, and diastolic blood… Read More…
Taking Vitamin E Can Be Good for Your Heart Health
New research shows that taking vitamin E everyday can give your heart a boost which is good for people who have stopped smoking. In a recently conducted study, experts found out that improvement in blood vessel function can reduce the future risk for cardiovascular disease by at least 19%. Richard Bruno, associate professor of human… Read More…
Scalp Hair Analysis Used to Determine Risk for Heart Disease
Over the course of three months, researchers at Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam in The Netherlands used a rather unconventional method to determine elderly individuals’ risks for heart disease — by using scalp hair analysis. “Because scalp hair can capture information about how cortisol levels have changed over time, hair analysis gives us a better tool… Read More…
Beetroot Helps Lower Blood Pressure Says UK Study
In a recent UK study it has been found that beetroot is good for heart health. Apparently this deep-colored vegetable, which contains protein, powerful antioxidants and soluble fiber, lowers blood pressure. Drinking a glass of its juice a day provides this heart-friendly benefit, while eating the vegetable is great as well. The study, published in American… Read More…