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Jenny Smiechowski

How olive oil and chocolate keep your arteries clear

Some foods are just made for each other… Beans and franks. Chips and dip. Mac and cheese. Peanut butter and jelly. Spaghetti and meatballs. But nothing’s better than a food pairing that keeps your blood pumping…

Dr. Elizabeth Klodas MD, FACC

Magnesium’s overlooked link to type 2 diabetes

Magnesium doesn’t get a whole lot of attention. But when it comes to type 2 diabetes, and the two-way connection that makes people with blood sugar problems especially vulnerable to deficiency, it should…

Joyce Hollman

Newly discovered cause of heart attack hides in plaque

A century of research and heart disease is still the #1 killer and cholesterol still tops the list of causes. Keep that in mind as you read how bacteria, hidden for years in plaque, can trigger heart attack, and why this knowledge may make them easier to prevent…

Joyce Hollman

The vitamin to help women avoid a fatal arterial disease

As women age, they have a high level of risk for a type of artery disease where plaque builds up inside arteries, narrowing them and restricting blood flow. It often leads to heart attack and stroke. A simple vitamin or extra serving of these greens can dial that risk back.

Joyce Hollman

Forget reading tea leaves: How poop predicts mortality

Statistically, becoming an intensive care patient means you’re more likely to die. Researchers have found a unique way to identify those patients at greater risk so they can turn that around. But it starts before you end up there…

Carolyn Gretton

The surprising benefits of regular sex in menopause

Women in menopause tend to lose interest in sex. Considering it can become painful, that’s no surprise. What is surprising is that a “pleasure prescription” may be just what’s needed to overcome this challenging time of life…