When it comes to our health as we age, there is one molecule worth paying a little more attention to. Nitric oxide. Nitric oxide (NO) is one of the most important molecules for blood vessel and therefore cardiovascular health. For this reason and others, supplements...
Your Environment and Your Heart – What Does it Take to Be in a Heart Healthy Environment New findings (1) were released earlier this month about how certain environmental factors can affect heart health. Teams that collaborated on these studies were the Center...
The best way you can take care of your heart is by living a healthy lifestyle. While that may seem like it is obvious, more and more people fail to live a healthy lifestyle, and many folks aren’t exactly sure what it means to live a healthy lifestyle. In...
While the U.S. was among the first to issue recalls for the popular blood pressure medication valsartan, the problem has escalated globally. Joining the U.S. in issuing recalls, the European Union, Taiwan, and South Korea have also issued recalls. The additional...
When the FDA announced the recall of popular blood pressure medications last month, there was some serious alarm. With the expanded recall, that alarm is sounding louder and louder today as millions are left scrambling for an alternative to the medication they were...
Cholesterol is a battle many people seem to lose as they age. But it’s critical to take control and understand how cholesterol changes as we age. “The key is to have normal cholesterol levels throughout your lifetime. One misconception is that people can have...
“Generally, whatever problems impact cardiovascular health also affect cognitive functioning,” says Merrill Elias, Ph.D., a professor of epidemiology at Boston University who has studied hypertension for 35 years. It’s becoming increasingly clear...
This past Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled certain medications containing the drug Valsartan because it contains a chemical that poses a potential cancer risk. Valsartan is commonly used to control blood pressure and help prevent heart...
While at UCLA Medical School in the 1980s, Larry C. Ford, MD, documented over 650 different disease-causing pathogens that were destroyed in minutes when exposed to small amounts of silver. That discovery started the ball rolling on the possible benefits of silver....
Summer is here! To many people, summer means vacations, spending time at the pool or beach, family reunions, barbeques, boating, camping, tennis, golf, and other recreational activities. Here are some tips for you and your family to have a heart-healthy summer:...
