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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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New Clues to the Diabetes-Dementia Link

Cleveland HeartLab — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 18:51:02 +0000

Doctors have known that having type 2 diabetes raises the odds for developing dementia. Now, new research suggests that the age at which your diabetes is diagnosed makes a difference in your risk. The longer you have diabetes, the greater your chances of having problems with thinking skills and memory down the road. That’s worrying because the average age of ...

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NASH: The Health Risk You May Not Even Know You Have

Cleveland HeartLab — Sat, 15 May 2021 17:03:52 +0000

If you’ve put on weight over the last year, you are not alone. Eating more, moving less, and coping with pandemic stress have taken a toll on our bodies and health. Almost a third of Americans reported exercising less than before the COVID crisis hit, according to a poll from the University of Southern California. You probably know how bad ...

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Heart Risks and Pregnancy

Cleveland HeartLab — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 17:59:33 +0000

More and more, researchers are finding that pregnancy health and related factors in young women are connected to the future heart health of older women. The latest review of 32 studies is the most powerful evidence yet. It is called an “umbrella study,” because it combines the results of many other review studies. Umbrella studies are considered among the highest ...

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COVID-19 and You: How to Help Reduce Your Chances of a Bad Case

Cleveland HeartLab — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 19:54:42 +0000

You’ve probably heard that many people who get COVID-19 have light symptoms or no symptoms at all. Others aren’t so lucky. People with certain conditions are at a greater risk for bad problems when COVID-19 strikes. According to the CDC, obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure increase the chances that a patient will have severe symptoms or need a machine ...

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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 Heart Month Special Report: The Surprising Facts About Women in Your Life and Heart Disease

CHL Marketing — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 19:51:26 +0000

Heart disease is the top killer of men and women, but it affects men and women differently. It’s important to understand the differences to protect the hearts and lives of women and help them get the best care. For Heart Month, we look at some of the differences between men and women. In the past, experts used to think women’s ...

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Is Alcohol Good for Your Heart?

CHL Marketing — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 20:23:57 +0000

You may have heard that drinking alcoholic beverages like red wine can help your heart. That may be true, but it all depends on how much you drink. More and more research shows that heavy drinking is harmful for your heart. Studies have linked it to risks like high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, and abnormal heart rhythms or beats. ...

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The Not-So-Sweet Link Between Sugar and Heart Disease

Cleveland Heartlab — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 15:27:20 +0000

To keep your heart healthy, you’ve probably heard it’s good to eat only small amounts of saturated fats like butter and full-fat dairy as well as carbs like white bread and starchy vegetables. But one food ingredient doesn’t get enough attention when it comes to heart health: sugar. More and more research shows that the sweet stuff can be rough ...

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The Heart Benefits of Seeking Green

Cleveland Heartlab — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 15:02:50 +0000

Everyone knows a walk in the park or the woods is good for the soul. But did you know it might also be good for your heart? More and more research shows that spending time in green spaces boosts heart health. In a study in the Journal of the American Heart Association in 2018, researchers found that people who lived ...

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