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How High Blood Pressure Affects Your Heart and What You Can Do About It

MIBHS

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a common condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Understanding how high blood pressure impacts your heart and learning to manage it can significantly reduce your risk of heart disease and improve your overall health. What Is High Blood Pressure?

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The Role of Genetics in Heart Disease: Can You Prevent It?

MIBHS

While much attention is given to modifiable risk factors such as diet, exercise, and smoking, the role of genetics in heart disease is equally critical yet less understood by the general public. Diet: Follow a heart-healthy diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats.

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Live well, think well: Research shows healthy habits tied to brain health

Science Daily - Heart Disease

In middle-aged people, having risk factors like blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol that are not well-controlled combined with not following certain healthy habits including exercise, diet and sleep, are linked to a higher risk of stroke, dementia or depression later in life, according to a new study.

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How You Can Reduce The Risk Of Heart Disease Without Losing Weight.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Normal Blood Pressure. Those with excess weight who are eating well, sleeping well and exercising on a regular basis are also likely to reduce their harmful visceral fat. In an ideal scenario, excess weight could be eliminated using appropriate nutrition and exercise. Not smoking. Adequate Sleep. We know this works.

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Keeping Your Heart Healthy Through the Holidays and Into the New Year

AMS Cardiology

Take walks, dance to holiday music, or engage in short bursts of exercise throughout the day. Limit Alcohol Intake: Alcohol consumption can increase blood pressure and strain the heart. Regular check-ups allow your cardiologist to detect these issues through tests like blood work, EKGs, and echocardiograms.

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Physiology Friday #237: An Evolutionary Perspective on Why Exercise Promotes Longevity

Physiologically Speaking

In his book “ Exercised: why something we never evolved to do is healthy and rewarding ”, evolutionary biologist Daniel Lieberman coins the term —  exercists  — which he broadly defines as people who espouse the benefits, joys, and importance of regular exercise, sometimes to a fault.

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Physiology Friday #213: Stair Climbing 'Exercise Snacks' Increase VO2 Max

Physiologically Speaking

ICYMI On Wednesday, I published a post about the recent evidence on high-volume exercise and atherosclerosis in athletes. “Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.” We need a way to weave exercise into daily life. Life gets busy.