Heart disease remains the number one killer of Americans. Along with poor diet, high cholesterol, diabetes and family history, high blood pressure – also called hypertension – is one of the main risk factors. Though high blood pressure itself can have many of the same contributors as heart disease, one of the most effective […]
Even though mortality rates have decreased by 50% since the 1970s, cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is a build-up of fatty deposits inside the arteries that can lead to a heart attack or stroke, is still the number one killer in the Western world. While it’s now well established that eating a healthy diet, losing […]
The bad numbers, it seems, just like the pounds, continue to pile up. A recent report comparing the health of adults in 17 developed nations put Americans’ health last, at all stages of life and all incomes, with some of the worst rates of cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes. Generally speaking, we all know what […]
