You already know sugar is one of the most damaging substances you can put into your body. But like we’ve told Health Watch readers for years… High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is even worse. No matter how Big Food tries to spin it. And a new study reveals it only takes two weeks—not a lifetime—for HFCS to start destroying your heart health.… Read More
How Your Heart Depends on Your Height
Being overweight can double your heart disease risk.1 The good news is you can shed pounds to lower the odds. But researchers found another physical feature that you can’t control…that could be putting you in danger.
Your height.
… Read MoreFive Heart Foods You’ll Actually WANT to Eat
Doctors usually treat high blood pressure by pushing medications like beta blockers and Captopril. But popping these drugs every day can cause serious side effects… Things like depression and liver damage. Some antihypertensive drugs can even raise your death risk by 12.6%.1
That doesn’t sound like much of a solution. And trust me, I’ve gone head-to-head with my own doctor on this one.… Read More
Heart Attack Risk Increases Tenfold (When You React Like Me)
I have a confession…
Sometimes it doesn’t take much to set me off. I can blame it on my Italian temper. Or the horrible drivers on the South Florida roads (especially this time of year). But the truth of the matter is, if I want to take better control of my health, I’ll have to get a better control of my temper.… Read More
A Heart Disease Risk You Never Saw Coming
Pneumonia is the result of bacteria entering your lungs and causing infection… It’s scary enough on its own.
But new research reveals it’s even worse than we thought.
… Read MoreThis Risk Factor Cuts Your Life Short After a Heart Attack
It’s the number one killer of women…and deadlier than all cancers combined.1 And if that’s not frightening enough…
Researchers from Lithuania looked at 160 patients after a myocardial infarction (MI)—also known as a heart attack. Not only did they find that women were more likely to be depressed after a MI. The team discovered patients going through depression after a heart attack were up to six times more likely to die in the six months after.… Read More