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Lowering Stroke Risk with Folic Acid

Research finds that getting enough folic acid in your diet with or without supplements can lower your risk of stroke and in some people, heart disease. However, it’s important to note that other studies have found that people who took in too much folic acid actually increased their risk for heart disease. So, what can [...]

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Women’s Heart Disease and Heart Attack: National Wear Red Day Friday February 5

Get your red on when you get dressed Friday morning and help women everywhere become better aware of heart disease. Women’s Misconception of Heart Disease Many people believe that heart disease a men’s medical issue, but they couldn’t be more wrong. Heart disease is the #1 killer of women and the reasons for this are simply due [...]

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New Heart Attack Risk: High Protein – Low Carb Diet May Contribute to Heart Disease

A recent study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests that diets high in protein and low in carbohydrates may contribute to heart disease. Mice were put to the test with these diets and their arteries were much more likely to be susceptible to plaque buildup. This finding suggests that people who [...]

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Heart Attack Risk with Mixing Celebrex and Aspirin

In a recent study has found that individuals who suffer from arthritis may be increasing their risk for heart attack if they also take a low dose of aspirin to actually prevent one. Many older Americans are taking low dose aspirin to prevent a heart attack and many of these same Americans suffer from arthritis [...]

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Stress Management for Heart Health

Did you know that the stress you put on your body each day can lead you to heart problems later in life? When your body is stressed, your heart has to pump harder to get blood moving fast enough to react to the stressor around you. Even if there is no threat that you need [...]

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