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Study Finds PAD More Prevalent in Women and Reports on Risk Factors and Treatment

The American Heart Association outlined tips on “How to Help Prevent Heart Disease at Every Age.” The article reports, “Lack of exercise, a poor diet and other unhealthy habits can take their toll over the years. Anyone at any age can benefit from simple s

With the holidays upon us, many families are thinking about special meals, which often leads to more rich foods and desserts than we typically consume and overindulgence. A while back, the Mayo Clinic published “10 Healthy Holiday Eating Tips,”

According to the American Heart Association’s recently released results of two long-term studies, sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and artificially-sweetened beverages (ASBs) pose long-term health risks, and are both associated with a higher risk of death.

As discussed in our previous articles, That Diet Coke May Not Be Your Friend and That Diet Coke May Not Be Your Friend; That Regular Coke May Not Be Either, overconsumption of added sugar and sugar in general leads to a hi

A recent study published in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine indicates that a diet too heavy in sugar intake leads to a higher probability of cardiovascular disease and death later on in life, even if one is not overweig

This year has seen a complete reversal in our thinking in regards to taking aspirin. Previously thought to be an option for preventing cardiovascular health issues in the future, daily intake of low doses of aspirin (100mg or less) has been found to actual

March 17, 2019: The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) released a new guideline for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Mubashar A. Choudry M.D., F.A.C.C., Chief Medical Officer, Washington Cardiova

As is often the case in the world of health, there are times when prescriptions, medications or preventative care treatments which used to be thought of as “good for us” or “healthy” are studied more closely and deemed the opposite (in 1898, Bayer Pharmace

Last month, JAMA released a study which indicated that people who consume an additional three to four eggs a week (or more than 300 mg per day in dietary cholesterol) are at a higher risk for death and cardiovascular disease (CVD). While we discussed the p

A comprehensive JAMA study published earlier this year (Associations of Dietary Cholesterol or Egg Consumption With Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality, 2019) contradicts the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s current ruling on the negative

Eggs are one of those foods that provide natural fat, which has been historically deemed definitively “good.” They’re an excellent source of protein, they give you energy, they’re a healthy non-meat alternative for (most) vegetarians etc. However, recent s

After A Recent Decline, Statistics Indicate A Troubling Trend in Correlation to amputations

Heart attacks happen fast, but risk builds even in your 20s and 30s.

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a narrowing of the peripheral arteries to the legs, stomach, arms, and head – most commonly in the arteries of the legs.

Being overweight is just one factor that puts people at risk for heart disease and things like a stroke or heart attack.

Millions of Americans take blood thinners to prevent the formation of blood clots and stroke, including many people who have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm disorder.