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Fermented Foods Can Help Your Health

Cleveland HeartLab — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:19:00 +0000

You may have heard the buzz that fermented foods have benefits for your health. Fermented foods include things like yogurt, sauerkraut, and kimchi (a pickled vegetable dish from Korea) and beverages called kefir and kombucha. These products contain “good” bacteria called probiotics. Eating fermented products increases the good bacteria that naturally live in your intestines. This is called the gut ...

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COVID-19 and Your Heart

Cleveland HeartLab — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 21:19:03 +0000

Since COVID-19 started spreading around the world earlier this year, doctors have realized that it is especially dangerous for people with heart problems and risk factors for heart disease like high blood pressure. COVID-19 mostly affects the lungs, but when the lungs don’t work well, it puts a strain on the heart. If you already have a heart condition, high ...

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Do Pets Help Your Heart?

Cleveland HeartLab — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 22:58:25 +0000

We all know how great our pet dogs and cats make us feel. They become full-fledged members of our families. But a number of studies suggest that our furry friends also help our hearts in many ways. For starters, they help get us off the couch. If you have a dog, you probably walk it. It turns out that research ...

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Top Herbs for Your Heart

Cleveland Heartlab — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 19:04:22 +0000

A healthy diet is the first step toward a healthier heart. Eating lots of vegetables, fruits, beans, whole grains, healthy fats like olive oil, and lean protein like fish and chicken, can’t be beat for preventing heart attacks and strokes. But how you prepare these foods also makes a big difference. A variety of herbs have been shown to give ...

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Simple Ways to Get Tough and Prevent Heart Disease and Early Death

Cleveland Heartlab — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 18:32:48 +0000

For many years, the number of people dying from heart disease has decreased. But now that trend is starting to slow down. In 2016, more than 415,000 people died from a heart problem that could have been prevented. This unexpected number comes from a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The organization is trying to ...

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Can Bad Feelings Harm Your Heart?

Cleveland Heartlab — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 20:55:37 +0000

From time to time, everyone feels down, worried, or nervous. But when feelings of mental suffering last a long time or are out of control, it may lead to heart problems. A new study from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland found this out when researchers looked at the connection between upsetting feelings and heart attacks and strokes in more ...

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The Wonderful Ways Dark Chocolate Helps Your Heart

Cleveland Heartlab — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 13:33:46 +0000

Exercise. Eat healthy. Stay slim. Lower your stress. This “to-do” list is great for a healthy heart, but it may not sound like fun. Thank goodness, there’s chocolate! Hundreds of studies have found that chocolate—specifically, dark chocolate— keeps the heart and blood vessels in good shape. Here are some of the ways this delicious treat helps the heart: It may ...

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Detecting Hidden Heart Disease Before it Harms

Cleveland Heartlab — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 18:24:34 +0000

People who are slim, don’t smoke, and don’t have diabetes usually don’t worry too much about their hearts. Those with good control of their blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose levels, even less so. But an alarming new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology may soon change that calculus. Researchers from Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos ...

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6 Essential Heart Healthy Habits for the New Year

Cleveland Heartlab — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 20:26:24 +0000

The start of a new year is a good time to reflect on past behaviors and identify where you need to improve. One of the best ways to promote your overall well-being is to nurture your heart’s health. Here are six key measures to ensure you’re doing right by yours in the coming year: 1. Know your numbers Your cholesterol, ...

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Stress, the Heart, and Inflammation

Cleveland Heartlab — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 15:45:37 +0000

Racing through traffic. Meeting a deadline. Giving a presentation. These and other stressors take a toll on your immediate health, increasing blood pressure, heart rate, and the release of harmful hormones like cortisol. But it’s the long-term effects you may really need to worry about. Chronic stress is associated not only with complaints like insomnia, muscle aches, and gastrointestinal distress, ...

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