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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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9 Ways To Reduce Salt In Your Diet

MIBHS

Excessive salt intake has been linked to a range of health concerns, including high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and kidney problems. While salt is a natural flavor enhancer and essential nutrient, it’s all too easy to over consume in today’s processed food-heavy diet.

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New Guidelines on Peripheral Artery Disease Issued by American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and Leading Medical Societies

DAIC

Among those ages 65 and older, nearly 50% who underwent limb amputation died within one year after surgery, according to the 2024 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of U.S. and Global Data From the American Heart Association. All patients with PAD should be treated with high-intensity statin therapy.

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Physiology Friday #196: Resistance Training and Heart Health

Physiologically Speaking

Effects of resistance training on traditional CVD risk factors Blood pressure Resistance exercise training has been shown to improve resting blood pressure in cohorts of healthy adults and adults with varying levels of high blood pressure.

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Physiology Friday #196: Resistance Training and Heart Health

Physiologically Speaking

Effects of resistance training on traditional CVD risk factors Blood pressure Resistance exercise training has been shown to improve resting blood pressure in cohorts of healthy adults and adults with varying levels of high blood pressure.

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Expert Perspective: The Obesity Paradox with Salvatore Carbone, PhD

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

16] I still think, however, that in the absence of a nutrition expert, providers can do a better job in doing a brief lifestyle assessment, for instance, asking some crucial questions about daily physical activity or diet, which could make a difference in our patients’ health.

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Physiology Friday #216: The "Molecular Map" of Why Exercise is Good for Us

Physiologically Speaking

ICYMI On Wednesday, I published a post discussing the different metabolic effects of the ketogenic diet and exogenous ketones during exercise. KNG1 and 2 are speculated to play a role in exercise’s effect on improving blood pressure and insulin sensitivity. Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter.