Heart Health Articles

Tips for Reducing Stress

Are you often feeling stressed?  You’re not alone.
    
We all experience stress at some point in our lives. If untreated, stress can adversely affect our health. Although you can’t eliminate stress entirely, there are ways to manage it.

When Life gives you Lemons…

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Hints for A Woman’s Healthy Heart

While the most common symptom of a heart attack is chest discomfort, women are more likely than men to have shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, and back or jaw pain.  Low blood levels of HDL, the "good" cholesterol, appear to be a stronger predictor of heart disease death in women over age 65 than in men; high blood...

Blood Pressure Basics

Often wonder why high blood pressure is dangerous?  The answer is that it makes the heart work too hard, increasing the risk of certain adverse conditions. Optimal blood pressure for adults is below 120-over-80 (measured in millimeters of mercury). A reading at or above 140-over-90 is considered high. The higher number...

Take Control of Your Cholesterol Levels

Believe it or not, cholesterol isn't all bad. This soft, waxy substance, which is manufactured in the liver and also found in animal products, helps produce hormones, vitamin D and the bile acids needed to digest fat. The catch: It takes just a tiny amount of cholesterol to do all this, and the excess cholesterol in your...