Tag: better heart health
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Doctors Explain What Swollen Hands Reveal About Your Health
Swollen hands occur when water and other bodily fluids accumulate in tissues and cause inflammation. Usually, hand swelling happens due to several factors, including injury, pregnancy, or certain diseases such as arthritis. Your hands can provide essential health indicators such as blood pressure and fluid balance. For instance, eating excess salt can cause hypertension, leading…
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Breathwork May Lower Blood Pressure, According to Study
Most people know that breathwork can reduce stress, but a new study found it can lower blood pressure. Researchers found that performing breathing techniques daily for just five to ten minutes marked blood pressure. The study by University of Colorado and University of Arizona researchers involved 128 healthy adults aged 18 to 82. Researchers instructed…
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Science Explains How Loneliness Can Decrease Heart and Brain Health
Loneliness is a gut-wrenching problem at any age and can affect your heart and brain health. It increases the chances of depression and anxiety and causes severe cognitive deficits. Isolation alters the very neurochemistry in your brain, which causes it to turn off your dopamine neurons. Without sufficient levels of dopamine, many brain functions decrease.…
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Science Proves Eating Plant Foods Instead of Meat Improves Heart Health
Doctors long surmised that patients who consume plant foods primarily were healthier than those who ate meat. While this was anecdotal in nature, recent research now confirms it. In a study published in October of 2020 by The BMJ, researchers found that people who substituted red meat for plant-based foods had better heart health. In…
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Cardiologists Explain 5 Foods That Are Bad For Heart Health
The food we eat contributes to our health’s good and bad sides. If you eat good food, you gain benefits. If you eat bad food, your health suffers in the long run, and you’re more at risk for diseases and disorders that could shorten your lifespan. Therefore, it makes sense to eat foods to increase…