Beets have a little of a lot and the combination of the vitamins and minerals contained in this root vegetable pack a powerful punch. One of the beet benefits can be lower blood pressure. This is particularly important for those over the age of 50 and anyone who has chronic high blood pressure. Beets are…
Category: Internal Organs: Heart
Watch Your Hydration
Why is it so important to stay hydrated? The human body is approximately somewhere between 50% to 70% water. This means in simple terms, your cells and organs need a proper level of water in order to function. If the water level in your body drops too low for too long a period of time…
Health Help From Berry Hawthorn
The Hawthorn berry is a tree berry and it has been credited by science to help improve heart function. It is sometimes administered for people who have heart issues. It is powerful enough for the recommended dosage to be between 160 to 500 mg per day and not to be taken for more than 150…
Blood Pressure, The Important Role It Plays In Good Health
Blood pressure is the result of your blood moving from your heart to the rest of your body. The systolic number is when your heart is actually pumping the blood to the body and how much pressure it applies to the artery wall as it is pumping. The diastolic number is how much pressure is…
Cholesterol: Healing or Hurting Your Heart?
Lowering cholesterol has proven to be a worthy pursuit if trying to keep your heart healthy. Niacin can play an important role in keeping cholesterol numbers balanced. Niacin is Vitamin B3 and can be found in many foods from plants and animals. Meats that provide niacin are beef, pork, poultry, & fish. Red meat is…
Time For An Oil Change
When you head to the grocery store aisle to pick up your cooking oil there are so many choices. Since the 1990’s olive oil hit the American market and has been growing ever so popular as science has confirmed its health validity. Research shows that olive oil has a high antioxidant value. Particularly the extra…
Artery Maintenance & More
Home remedies, like medical opinions & practices, are available in multitudes. The medical profession is learning more about the health benefits from foods, supplements, exercise, and rest for the remedy to combat an array of illnesses. Some medical doctors believe strictly in medications and others believe in alternative methods especially regarding preventative practices. Could a…
Study After Study Echoes
Bottom-line, most studies conclude this simple fact; smoking is not good for your health especially your heart health. The good news is once you quit, your body will work hard to right the wrong you perpetrated against your heart for the length of time you chose to smoke. The heart doesn’t hold a grudge. It…
#1 Killer in 2019: Heart Disease
Let’s Change That Statistic Foods considered friends of the heartThe foods listed should be prepared by you, so you know how much salt, sugar, and trans fats are being added (restaurants typically add lots of salt and some even add sugar to their recipes and cook in trans-fat oils which are on the list of…
Heart Disease Statistics
Heart Disease Statistics In the US well over 500,000 people die from one form or another related to heart disease each year. Americans have approximately 800,000 heart attacks a year and about 600,000 of them are first heart attacks. Between 11 and 13% of people who suffer a heart attack will die from it. Blockage…