Mayo Clinic Q&A: 21st Century Stroke Prevention Strategies
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A family member had a stroke a month ago. I’m 45 years old, and I maintain a healthy lifestyle with regular exercise and a good diet. What steps can I take to make sure this doesn’t happen to me? ANSWER: A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of your brain […]
How to Be Heart Smart
Give your heart a head start by knowing — and reducing — your risks Preventive medical advice sometimes feels like it’s changing as fast as the weather whirling outside your window. And that’s especially true when it comes to preventing heart attacks. Are eggs healthy to eat, or are they too cholesterol-laden to indulge in? […]
Going Mediterranean to Prevent Heart Disease
There is a mountain of high-quality research supporting a Mediterranean-style diet as the best diet for our cardiovascular health. But what does this diet actually look like, why does it work and how can we adopt it into our real lives? What is a Mediterranean diet? The Mediterranean diet is not a fad. It is […]
You’ve Gotta Have Heart
Taking steps to protect your ticker Let’s get to the heart of the matter. The heart is one of the most important organs in your body. It’s about the size of your fist and is composed of muscle that expands and contracts to pump blood throughout your body, nourishing every cell. It is responsible for […]
Mind Your Meds
Not taking heart medications can lead to serious effects You go to your doctor, receive a prescription and never get it filled. For heart disease patients, particularly those with high blood pressure (hypertension), this is a frighteningly common occurrence — one with potentially serious consequences. As many as half of the 187 million patients with […]
