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How Mental Health Can Affect Your Heart Health

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While it’s well-known that mental health issues like anxiety and depression can profoundly impact one’s quality of life, what’s often overlooked is their potential to affect physical health, particularly the heart. People with anxiety often experience elevated heart rates and increased blood pressure.

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Cardiovascular Risk: What Men Need To Know

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His techniques and protocols allow for excellent results and greatly improved quality of life. Smoking damages blood vessels, reduces oxygen in the blood, and increases the risk of blood clots—all of which can lead to heart attacks and strokes. Dr. Ciuffo is an expert in high-risk heart surgery cases.

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Physiology Friday #196: Resistance Training and Heart Health

Physiologically Speaking

For adults with overweight and obesity, resistance exercise increases lean body mass and reduces body fat percentage and fat mass — improving overall body composition. Of course, these benefits can also extend to individuals with a BMI in the normal range.

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Physiology Friday #196: Resistance Training and Heart Health

Physiologically Speaking

For adults with overweight and obesity, resistance exercise increases lean body mass and reduces body fat percentage and fat mass — improving overall body composition. Of course, these benefits can also extend to individuals with a BMI in the normal range.