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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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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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Inflammatory Foods and Heart Health

Cleveland HeartLab — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 21:07:02 +0000

Eat to Protect Your Heart from Inflammation and Reduce Stroke Risk You may know that certain foods can raise cholesterol levels and blood pressure and add inches to your waistline. All of these effects can harm your heart. But foods can have another important effect. They can also trigger or reduce the inflammation in your body, which has a huge ...

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What to Know About the Link Between Cancer and Heart Disease

Cleveland HeartLab — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 20:15:27 +0000

When you are diagnosed with cancer, heart disease is the last thing on your mind. But there’s a growing awareness of a link between cancer and heart problems. Recent research in Nature Communications that looked at more than 7 million cancer survivors showed that the risk of death from heart disease among cancer patients is 2 times greater than that ...

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How the Road to Menopause Affects Your Heart

Cleveland HeartLab — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:34:48 +0000

If you’re getting close to menopause, you’re probably not looking forward to annoying symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats. But you may not realize that there’s a bigger health concern: a higher risk for heart disease. Doctors have known for a while that the risk for heart attacks and strokes in women after menopause is greater than for women ...

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How Poor Sleep Hurts Your Heart

Cleveland HeartLab — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 02:22:11 +0000

Doctors have known for a long time that getting too little sleep and disrupted sleep are bad for the heart. But they are still figuring out why. A new study in the journal, PLOS, has some hints. Researchers looked at the sleep patterns of more than 1600 people after spending the night in a sleep lab and having other sleep ...

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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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A Grateful Heart Leads to a Healthy Heart

Cleveland HeartLab — Fri, 29 May 2020 18:35:55 +0000

Saying thanks to a friend or family member is sure to make their day. But this act of gratitude has benefits for you, too—including a boost in your heart health. Research from the University of California in San Diego is part of the evidence. Scientists there studied a group of 185 people with a condition called asymptomatic heart failure. People ...

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Social Isolation and the Heart

Cleveland HeartLab — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 18:05:21 +0000

Stay Connected—and Keep Your Heart Healthy Too! Being alone a lot may not just make you lonely or sad. It might also put you at a greater risk for heart problems. This could have serious consequences as more people stay at home to prevent the spread of coronavirus across the country. Previous studies showed that people who were socially isolated ...

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The Unexpected Heart Benefit of Getting the Shingles Shot

Cleveland HeartLab — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:28:17 +0000

You probably know a few ways to prevent problems like strokes and heart attacks. These include things like eating a heart-friendly diet, walking or being physically active regularly, and not smoking. Now there’s a surprising new way to avoid heart attacks and strokes—the shingles vaccine. Shingles results from the same virus (herpes zoster) that gave you chicken pox as a ...

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