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Why Exercise Is The Key To A Longer Life

Dr. Paddy Barrett

The evidence that high levels of exercise and subsequent fitness are linked with increased lifespan and health span is clear. By the end of this article, you should be convinced that high levels of fitness and daily exercise are a MUST for a longer quality of life without major illness. Heart rate recovery is a modifiable metric.

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Five Things Every Middle Aged Adult Should Know About Sleep & Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

At the bottom are the four pillars of a good lifestyle: exercise, nutrition, sleep and stress. Poor Sleep Might Eliminate The Benefits Of Exercise & Dementia. High levels of aerobic fitness are closely linked to lower rates of future dementia 1. When it comes to preventing dementia, this could not be truer.

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10 Things You Can Do To Improve Your Heart Health

Dr. Paddy Barrett

During each consultation with a patient, I would have to explain certain topics related to heart health, and I found myself repeating them over and over. What type of exercise should I do? What is heart disease? Heart Disease Starts Early In Life. Most people think of heart disease as a problem for older people.

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Heart Failure – Does Testosterone Hold the Key?

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Heart failure is a chronic clinical syndrome characterised by the inability of the heart to pump out enough blood to meet the body’s requirements. Unfortunately the term ‘heart failure’ has unnecessarily negative connotations- a better term is cardiac insufficiency.