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This Is What 7 Smoker vs. Non-Smoker Identical Twins Look Like After Years Of Lighting Up

Identical twins may be born with nearly identical DNA, but their choices throughout life – including diet, environmental toxicity, and the chemicals they are exposed to – can alter their genetic expression and influence the way they look. Because identical twins are an excellent study to determine the effects dietary and lifestyle choices may have […]

Is It Indigestion or A Heart Attack?

The holiday season can sometimes lead to unhealthy behaviors. We indulge at holiday buffets, enjoy an extra cocktail, skip our regular exercise and stress about everything that needs to be done. Perhaps that’s why there’s an increase in heart-related deaths during the holiday season. After analyzing 25 years of data and 53-million U.S. death certificates, researchers discovered the correlation, with heart-breaking numbers peaking on Christmas, the…

How to Prevent Coronary Heart Disease

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the buildup of plaque within the heart’s arteries, which causes a decrease in blood flow. When a coronary artery becomes fully blocked and blood flow has stopped, a heart attack results. As you may know, heart attacks may permanently damage the heart muscle. Risk factors for CHD include: high LDL …

20 Delicious Ways to Eat Heart-Healthy Fats

Eating for a healthy heart isn't just about avoiding the wrong foods. Incorporating healthy fats can protect against cardiovascular disease.

14 Ways Cardiologists Keep Their Own Hearts Healthy

You've heard for years about the healthy habits that keep your ticker ticking: Watch your weight, eat a balanced diet, make sure to exercise, and stay away from cigarettes. But it's not always easy to play by these rules in real life, when stress and crazy schedules get in the way. That's why we went to some of the most overworked, overstressed people we know—cardiologists—to find out what they do personally to keep their hearts healthy and sneak good-for-you habits into their lives.

Doctors find ‘no evidence’ linking bad cholesterol to heart disease

They have urged clinicians to stop using statins to prevent heart disease.

New heart disease guidelines take different look at high cholesterol

The first new recommendations for cholesterol management in over a decade present significant revisions to the way doctors address high cholesterol — a primary risk factor for cardiovascular disease, heart attack and stroke - and could more than double the number of people taking cholesterol-lowering statins, experts said.

Carnivore Diet Healthy Causes Heart Disease and Cancer?

Cardiologist discusses the health benefits and cardiovascular effects of the carnivore diet. Should you try this? Is it dangerous? Is it healthy? It's not what you think!

Coping With Heart Disease: Step For A Healthier You

Learn all about managing heart disease through interventions and therapeutic medications.

How You Can Prevent Heart Disease and Have a Healthier Life

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States today. Learn what you can do to promote heart health for yourself and those you love.

Coronary heart disease mortality decreased with drops in blood pressure and cholesterol from...

Before reaching for the medicine cabinet, consider cleaning up your diet — it may save your life.<br>A new study fou...

Healthy Living: Secondary prevention is key to managing heart disease

Heart disease is still the number one killer in America. That’s the bad news. The good news is that with intensive secondary prevention, coronary

Genetic Heart Disease Risk Eased by Healthy Habits, Study Finds

Even people who are at the worst risk can benefit by not smoking, exercising moderately and eating a healthy diet, researchers say.

Building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

Learn more about the American Heart Association's efforts to reduce death caused by heart disease and stroke. Also learn about cardiovascular conditions, ECC and CPR, donating, heart disease information for healthcare professionals, caregivers, and educators and healthy living.

Lowering Heart Disease Risk Is More Than Just Lowering Your Cholesterol Number

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US. Although there are different types of heart disease, coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common. CAD occurs when vessels that supply blood to the heart muscle become narrow. This narrowing

Is Your Cholesterol Healthy?

Healthy Living: New cholesterol guidelines

Recently, the American Heart Association updated it's guidelines to treat and prevent high cholesterol.<br>Most importantly, the AHA encourages people to working with their health care provider adding that it's the only sure way to know whether you need treatment for high cholesterol.<br>The new guidelines focus on lifestyle, including healthy eating and physical activity. When done together regularly, doctors say both are proven to lower LDL cholesterol.

What is the optimum healthy level of cholesterol?

Dear Dr. Roach: A 74-year-old woman has a total cholesterol of 123 and was told that low cholesterol like this greatly increases the risk of diabetes,