To control and manage your high blood pressure, you need to understand blood pressure readings and what they mean. You can buy a blood pressure monitor and use it to measure your blood pressure at home. However, it’s important to check with your doctor if your...
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., as well as in Australia, the U.K., and Canada. Heart disease deals with issues and deformities in the heart, as opposed to cardiovascular disease which deals with problems in blood vessels, the circulatory...
We’ve probably all seen at least one movie where someone suffers from a heart attack. They clutch their chest and/or arm, and then people surround them with somebody usually yelling the infamous phrase, “Somebody call 9-1-1!” Even though we’ve probably seen it (either...
Throughout our lives, there are a couple of numbers we know by memory: our birthdays, our phone numbers, and our address, among others. However, there are some very important numbers that everyone should memorize but most often don’t: the ones that let you know if...
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a powerful antioxidant that helps convert food to energy. Antioxidants fight free radicals, which damage cell membranes and sometimes cause cell death. Aging, cancer, and heart disease is often attributed to free radicals. Antioxidants like...
