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6 Signs of Chronic Inflammation You Shouldn’t Ignore

Cleveland HeartLab — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:24:29 +0000

You may have heard about inflammation from your doctor or read about it on the Internet. There are 2 kinds: acute and chronic. Acute inflammation is part of the normal healing process. It causes the redness, warmth, swelling, and pain you feel when you cut yourself or get a splinter. But when inflammation sticks around for a while, it can ...

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Should You Take Aspirin for Your Heart?

Cleveland HeartLab — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 18:09:21 +0000

The risks might be greater than the benefits. But talk to your doctor before you make a change. Many people take a low-dose aspirin (75-100 mg) every day to protect their heart. But new guidelines may be changing this common practice. The US Preventive Service Task Force makes recommendations to doctors for patient care. Recently it warned that aspirin may ...

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COVID-19 and Your Metabolic Health

Cleveland HeartLab — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 19:05:30 +0000

You probably already know that people with heart problems, obesity, and diabetes have a higher risk with COVID-19. These conditions increase the chances that you will need to be hospitalized, require a ventilator, and have long-lasting problems because of COVID. Researchers are beginning to understand the links between these diseases and COVID a lot better. They have found that the ...

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Did You Know? Prediabetes can Harm Your Heart

Cleveland HeartLab — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 16:08:15 +0000

If you have diabetes, you probably know that you have a higher risk for heart problems. But you may not know that you have a higher risk for heart attacks and strokes if you have prediabetes—a condition where your blood sugar is high but not high enough to be diabetes. A new study, presented at an American College of Cardiology ...

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Intermittent Fasting: A New Way to Help Your Heart and Your Health

Cleveland HeartLab — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 21:16:35 +0000

To get rid of unwanted pounds, some people try fasting—not eating at all or eating less than usual for a set period of time. But a new method of fasting may help you lose weight and boost your health in many other ways. It’s called intermittent fasting. It means eating little or nothing on certain days of the week or ...

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The Inflammation-Lowering Diet You Might Not Have Heard Of

Cleveland HeartLab — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 17:42:11 +0000

If you have high blood pressure, you may be familiar with the DASH diet. DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. This plant-based eating pattern was designed to bring down harmful blood pressure levels and it is very effective. Research has shown that the DASH diet greatly lowers blood pressure, compared to the typical American diet, even when the ...

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Does BMI Measure Up?

Cleveland HeartLab — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 18:05:30 +0000

Quick: What is your BMI? Even if you don’t know your score on this important health measure, you may know that it has something to do with your weight. BMI stands for Body Mass Index, and it is a ratio of a person’s weight to their height. Calculate yours here. Depending on your score, you will fall into 1 of ...

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Can a Low-Glycemic Diet Help Your Heart?

Cleveland HeartLab — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:54:07 +0000

If you’re looking after your health, it’s important to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. But, as you probably know, some of these foods are better for you than others. Potatoes are fine to eat in moderation, for instance. But cucumbers, spinach, and broccoli are better bets when you want to fill up. One reason for this is that these ...

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Go Green for Your Heart!

Cleveland HeartLab — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 20:42:19 +0000

Spring is still a few weeks away. But you don’t have to wait until then to go green—at least when it comes to your heart. For starters, there’s good news about the benefits of green tea. A growing volume of data ties this tasty brew to better heart health. In the most recent research—published in the journal, Stroke—people who had ...

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The Heart Problem that Even Light Drinking Can Cause

Cleveland HeartLab — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 23:46:37 +0000

You’ve probably heard that drinking small amounts of wine, beer, and other types of alcohol shouldn’t harm your heart—and it might even help it. But the data are starting to get more complicated. Doctors generally advise that men should drink no more than 2 drinks a day and women no more than 1 drink a day to stay healthy. (A ...

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