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

MIBHS

Secondary hypertension : This type results from an underlying condition such as kidney disease, hormonal disorders, or the use of certain medications. Exercise Regularly : Aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity per week, such as walking, cycling, or swimming.

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Expert Perspective: The Obesity Paradox with Salvatore Carbone, PhD

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Can you please explain the concept of an obesity paradox? Salvatore Carbone, PhD: First, I’d like to point out that obesity is a major risk factor for cardiometabolic disease. 2, 3] This association is more pronounced for those with class I obesity, which is a body mass index (BMI) between 30-35 kg/m2.

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Physiology Friday #196: Resistance Training and Heart Health

Physiologically Speaking

On Monday, I posted a video summary of the recently released Scientific Statement by the American Heart Association (AHA) on resistance exercise training for cardiovascular health. Everyone knows that resistance exercise is important for building and maintaining muscle mass. We lift weights to build and maintain muscle.

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Physiology Friday #196: Resistance Training and Heart Health

Physiologically Speaking

On Monday, I posted a video summary of the recently released Scientific Statement by the American Heart Association (AHA) on resistance exercise training for cardiovascular health. Everyone knows that resistance exercise is important for building and maintaining muscle mass. We lift weights to build and maintain muscle.

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Early Rhythm Control, Lifestyle Modification and More Tailored Stroke Risk Assessment Are Top Goals in Managing Atrial Fibrillation

DAIC

“The new guideline reinforces the urgent need to approach AFib as a complex cardiovascular condition that requires disease prevention, risk factor modification, as well as optimizing therapies and patients’ access to care and ongoing, long-term management.” For example, kidney disease is not included in CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc.

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Understanding Our Brain: Why We Get Hooked and What to Do about It

Physiologically Speaking

I asked Michael 9 question about our brain’s scarcity loop, how it influences our health behaviors like exercise and what we eat, and how you can leverage knowledge of our Scarcity Brain to live a better, healthier life. And that’s exactly when obesity began a meteoric rise. Check out his stuff. I implore you.

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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. There’s not a single organ in our body that doesn’t benefit from exercise. We’re well-informed about how exercise is good for us.