In the last couple of posts, I have provided you with information about high blood pressure (hypertension) and how it can be damaging to your heart resulting in heart disease of various kinds.   High blood pressure results in damage to blood vessels, and can increase the plaque build-up within them.  Your heart also has to work harder, resulting in making it weaker over time.  That is why it is so important to make sure you get your blood pressure checked regularly.

So if you do not have high blood pressure yet and want to keep it within the normal range, here are some suggestions on how to do this: Read more »

A heart disease diet is a diet that is appropriate for everyone, whether they are trying to prevent, delay, or already have heart disease. Read more »

In my last post, I gave you information about cholesterol treatment, which included making changes to your lifestyle such as your diet, activity level, and weight loss.  As well, prescription medications were brought up as a method of lowering cholesterol.  I know for a fact that people are being put on statin medications such as Lipitor, Crestor, and Zocor for preventative reasons or when they could be treated with other more natural methods. Read more »

In another post, I discussed the different kinds of fats, and which ones are “bad” and which ones are “good.”  In this post, I want to discuss ways to reduce your salt intake.  Read more »

In the last post, I mentioned how stress is mostly unavoidable in our daily lives.  It can be good for short periods of time, but when it becomes prolonged, is when we run into health problems that can affect our health (including our hearts). Read more »

Heart attack, also known as myocardial infarction or MI for short, is a type of heart disease that falls under the category of coronary artery disease.  This is because it is the coronary arteries that become completely blocked during a heart attack.  Read more »

We have all experienced stress at some point in our lives.  Most people experience stress every day.  It is often what gets us going in the mornings and gives us the motivation to do things.  Without stress, it would be quite an unproductive world that we live in. Read more »

Following a heart diet is beneficial for anyone and everyone.  It can help prevent heart disease.  And  if you already have heart disease, it can help you control your disease.  Eating a heart-healthy diet not only will provide your body with the nutrients it requires, but also helps you manage your weight which also contributes to a healthy heart.  Read more »

In the previous posts, we went through stress and how it affects the heart and what the symptoms of stress are.  In this post, I will give you some ideas on how to decrease the stress in your life before it continues to wreak havoc on your heart. Read more »

I am always amazed to hear of how many people do not visit their doctor at least once per year.  It also amazes me to find out how many people don’t actually have a physician.  If either of these scenarios describes you, then I hope that I can give you some information that will make you understand why seeing a doctor is so important for your heart health. Read more »

If you do not know what Coenzyme q10 is, it is recommended that you read a previous post on this and then return here.

If you or someone you know is on a cholesterol-lowering medication known as a statin, then you will be interested to read this post.  Read more »

If you have been following previous posts, you know that I have been providing you with information about heart disease and how high levels of LDL cholesterol, in particular, are reported to contribute to heart disease. Today, however, I am going to stir up a bit of controversy with an e-book that I purchased.  It is called The Cholesterol Lie, and you can get more information by clicking here . The reason it caught my eye is because my dad has angina, has gone for stress tests that come back normal, and he has normal blood pressure and cholesterol, yet his doctor placed him on cholesterol medications for preventative measures.  Reading this e-book is an eye-opener and I thought you also deserved to know about it. You will particularly find it interesting if you have been put on statin medications for preventative measures even though you have normal blood cholesterol levels. Read more »

In the last post, there was a great video that discussed cholesterol and statin medications and how it’s important that you know that treating cholesterol is not as simple as just popping a pill.  You need to change your lifestyle including your diet, your exercise and activity levels, and lose weight if necessary.  This will all help in lowering your “bad” LDL cholesterol levels.  Today, I want to give you some information on a couple of  natural alternatives of  keeping your cholesterol in check. Read more »

If you have found out that you have unhealthy or high levels of cholesterol, you will want to do something about it.  Doing so will decrease the risk of heart disease including a heart attack, and stroke.

Here are ways that you can get your cholesterol under control: Read more »

Hi!  Welcome to Part 2 in this series on Heart Health!  In the last post, I talked about why exercise is so important in preventing heart disease.  Today, I want to discuss another way to have a healthy heart.

One way to do that is by quitting smoking.  Read more »

Although we can live without our spleens or with only one kidney, we cannot live without our hearts.  That is why we need to take care of them.  Heart health begins early in childhood, and is about adopting a healthy lifestyle overall.  What follows, in the next several posts, are some ideas to have a healthy heart, and help prevent the development of heart disease. Read more »