Partha Nandi MD, FACP
While the term “heart health” may seem self-explanatory, it actually encompasses a lot. From reducing the risk of a heart attack or stroke to preventing high blood pressure and diabetes, heart health is about your overall well-being. The term “heart health” is often used interchangeably with the term “cardiovascular health,” which also refers to the health of your heart and blood vessels.
Despite the name, though, your heart health has very little to do with your actual heart. Instead, it’s about your blood vessels and the blood flowing through them. High blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol, and low HDL cholesterol all pose significant risks to your cardiovascular health.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for one in every four deaths. It is also the leading cause of disability. Cardiovascular disease includes conditions like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, and diabetes, as well as conditions like obesity, metabolic syndrome, and smoking. The best way to reduce your risk of heart disease is to eat a healthy diet, exercise regularly, avoid smoking, and manage any chronic conditions you have, such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol. You can also consider taking supplements, such as fish oil, to reduce your risk of heart disease.
Magnesium is known to participate in over 300 enzymatic reactions in the body. Recent research has identified 3,751 binding sites for magnesium on human proteins, which could be crucial in understanding how human complexity emerges from so few genes. On a more technical level, magnesium is an essential NMDA receptor modulator, regulating the actions of…
Magnesium is a crucial element for overall health and biological function. As the fourth most abundant mineral in the human body, it is involved in over 3,750 different binding sites on proteins and is necessary for more than 300 enzymes to function correctly[1]. The importance of magnesium in various biochemical processes is vast, including, but…
Did you know that one in three American adults does not get enough sleep? [1] To promote optimal health, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends that adults aged 18-60 years should sleep for at least 7 hours per night. [2] Obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, brain disease, and frequent mental distress…
Why is it crucial to maintain gastrointestinal health? Our gut is responsible for digesting the food we eat and absorbing the nutrients to fuel and keep our body in top condition. A healthy gut can also boost the immune system, allowing you to fight off infection from bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Good gut health is…
Do you know that 116 million Americans, that’s nearly one out of every two adults, suffer from hypertension, also known as high blood pressure? These high numbers are very concerning, especially among the older generation. Health Risks of Hypertension? Blood pressure is the strength with which the blood travels through the artery’s inner walls. Typically…
For many years now, scientific research has suggested a link between red meat intake and heart disease. This correlates with the American Heart Association urging people to limit the amount of red meat consumed, pointing toward a healthier diet of poultry, fish, and beans. (1) What Is Red Meat? Red meat is usually one of…
Take care of your head and your heart. Get some quality shuteye.
Over the course of a lifetime it seems not many of us will escape heartbreak, in one form or another. In every relationship we go through good and bad parts, joy and pain. Sometimes extreme events happen in life, causing an avalanche of emotions, yet many would argue that nothing is worse than a broken…
Your heart is located between your lungs, in the middle of the chest cavity. The heart, a muscular organ, is responsible for pumping blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system. Just like other parts of the body, your heart can breakdown and become diseased. Heart disease includes coronary artery disease (disease of the…
