A lot of effort goes into figuring out how we can predict health problems before they happen. We look at blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar and analyze whether they mean we’re at increased risk of strokes, heart attacks or diabetes. But what about cardiac inflammation? We know that’s a major contributing factor to many […]
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We hear a lot about cutting back on fatty foods to reduce our cholesterol levels, but the truth is that a lot of cholesterol is produced by the body without any input from your diet. It’s also true that once cholesterol is created, we may be able to modify, move or store it, but outright
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If I ask you what causes heart attacks, you’re probably going to answer something about plaques and blocked arteries. Sometimes, that’s true, but not all the time. In fact, it’s less than half the time. As for the rest? Well, it’s time to look at our old enemy, the cause of so many of life’s
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Wearables are one of the hottest things right now when it comes to monitoring your health and maybe even detecting the early signs of disease before you develop more symptoms. They can also be expensive and frustrating for those of us who wish we didn’t have to keep buying the latest tech to stay up
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There are some conditions that keep coming up when we talk about long-term health issues, and many of them are linked to the heart. This includes cardiometabolic diseases, which impact our energy reserves right down to the cellular level. Researchers in this field have been taking a particular interest in an enzyme known as AMPK,
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Blood vessels are far more than merely the plumbing that runs between our important organs. They’re vital in their own right, and when they’re blocked, diseased or damaged, that can cause major, sometimes life-threatening health problems. Current options for fixing or replacing them are limited, but that could be about to change (https://longevity.technology/news/novel-approach-can-engineer-blood-vessels/). If you
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Your resting heart rate isn’t traditionally something that you need a lot of technology to understand. Just put two fingers on your neck where you can feel your pulse and count the beats for a whole minute. It may not sound as fancy as a device that counts your steps for you or measures your
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Anyone who’s ever had any kind of medical procedure done – or has just watched a medical drama on TV – knows the importance of checking your heart rate. It’s meant to beat somewhere between 70 and 75 times a minute; if it’s too fast, or too slow, or it’s not quite regular, it could
We all know that cholesterol is dependent on what we eat, with a bit of how we exercise and maybe some genetics thrown in. Doctors are normally pretty clear when they’re telling us our cholesterol is too high and the steps we need to take to lower it, and therefore protect our heart health. So,
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We sometimes talk about cardiovascular disease like it’s just one thing, a singular condition affecting our heart and blood vessels. In fact, it’s actually a whole class of diseases that, although they have a lot in common, show up in slightly different ways. They do have similar causes and risk factors, so preventative measures for
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