Heartstrong

An analysis of 52 studies and over 3 million participants by French researchers revealed short adults were 1 ½ times more likely to develop and ultimately die from heart disease than were tall ...

So Valentine’s Day is here…… Did you get some chocolate? The chocolate we enjoy today is very different from the cocoa that was eaten more than 2,000 years ago. Cocoa was first used by the ...

High blood pressure or hypertension is called the silent killer because it can cause damage to your heart and blood vessels even though you may not have any symptoms. One out of three adults in ...

Doctors are more likely to diagnose an anxiety disorder in women who are stressed out when they are demonstrating signs of possible heart problems. Men are more likely to be diagnosed with heart ...

Women who experience hot flashes have been found to have higher blood pressures than those who don’t. Systolic blood pressures (top number) were found to be significantly higher in women who have ...

A New Year's Resolution only takes about 2 minutes to make but then you have a whole year to break it. This year why not make a REALISTIC healthy resolution you can keep. You may want ...

The Holidays are a joyous time to celebrate and spend time with family and friends. But they have also been found to increase the risk for heart problems. Heart related deaths and heart failure ...

Well, the Holidays are almost upon us and if you are anything like me…you are thinking about some of those delicious holiday treats and holiday gatherings with family and friends. Almost every ...

We have all been stuck in traffic, some people experience traffic everyday. A new research study presented at the American Heart Association’s 49th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease ...

There is plenty of research to support the benefits of adding omega-3 fatty acids to our diets to improve heart health but what about omega-6 fatty acids? Recently there has been some debate about ...

There are so many “diets” out there with promises of weight loss and improved heart health. It can become very confusing to decide which “diet” to follow. Below are some tips that re proven to ...

Premenopausal women have a lower risk of heart attacks and strokes. We believe this is due to protective effects of estrogen. After menopause a woman’s estrogen levels decrease and this can lead ...

Heart disease remains the number killer of women in the United States; and the rate of decline in heart disease has been less prevalent among women. Approximately one woman dies every minute ...

It’s a well known fact that when women go through menopause their risk for heart disease increases. The loss of estrogen postmenopause increases a woman’s risk for high blood pressure, increases ...