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The common antibiotic that puts you at risk for a fatal heart rhythm

Z-pack antibiotics

There’s probably been a point in your life where you took a Z-pack from your doctor without second guessing it. Maybe your throat was ablaze with strep bacteria or any other number of nasty infections. At those times, a Z-pack feels like a life-saver. But this common antibiotic can also be a life-ender…

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Blood Pressure Healthy Diet Heart Health

Spirulina: How to use the superfood that’s your heart’s best friend

Spirulina

There’s no question that your heart is one of the most important organs in your body. And, if you don’t keep it healthy, you’re at extreme risk of cardiovascular disease, heart attack and even heart failure. This antioxidant powerhouse offers the multi-faceted protection your heart needs…

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Blood Pressure Healthy Diet Inflammation

3 amazing benefits of summer’s best heart-healthy vegetable

3 amazing benefits of summer’s best heart-healthy vegetable
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If you didn’t know, there’s a vegetable you need to take advantage of right now on your next visit to the farmer’s market. It’s the one that provides huge amounts of 8 important nutrients, a compound that lowers blood pressure and one that fights disease-causing inflammation…

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The kidney disease research that could save hearts

Vascular calcification, a symptom of heart disease

For far too long, saving our hearts has focused on one thing: cholesterol. But heart research into another growing health problem may intersect this blind spot of cardiovascular research to provide an answer for two very serious health conditions that both lead to vascular calcification… and hearts that give out.

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Healthy Aging Healthy Diet

The diet that improves aging (even in nursing home residents!)

The diet that improves aging (even in nursing home residents!)
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As you age, your body starts breaking down and becomes more inflamed. This leads to frailty… or what’s commonly thought of as “getting old.” You walk slower, feel creakier and just don’t have as much physical or mental spunk as you once did. But here’s something you may not know… the right diet can turn that around!

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Healthy Diet Heart Health Inflammation

The snack habit that lowers cholesterol and heart disease risk

Almonds
Almonds

When you’re craving a snack, you have two choices. You can reach for something salty, crunchy and processed (like potato chips) that won’t do your heart health any favors. Or you can reach for something that’s just as satisfying that significantly improves your cholesterol, blood vessel health and cardiovascular disease risk…

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Heart Health

For better blood pressure and a healthy gut, optimize your salt intake

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Salt

If you get diagnosed with high blood pressure, your doctor will advise you to reduce your salt intake. At one point, several large-scale studies conclusively linked high-salt diets to high blood pressure, but we’ve learned that the connection between salt and blood pressure isn’t so cut and dry… and it includes your gut.