Northwest Colorado Health provides free screenings to help clients gauge their heart health and risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes by checking BMI, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol and Glucose.Courtesy photo Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. One in five deaths is due to heart disease, even though the disease is largely preventable. Keeping your heart healthy starts with living a heart-healthy lifestyle. But first, you need to get smart about your heart. Knowing what causes […]
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The holidays are here! It’s that great time of the year to celebrate with family, friends and colleagues enjoying traditional festivities, including delicious foods that are traditionally made with saturated fats, sugars and sodium. Throughout the season, we are seen cramming plates with holiday food, heavy on the starch and light on the veggies. Traditional holiday foods are not known for their low calories or healthy ingredients. How you eat and drink on one or two days of the year […]
December 17, 2022, 12:25 PM HST The American Coronary heart Affiliation, alongside Hawaiian Airways is supporting food items accessibility companies in Hawaiʻi by hosting a heart healthier meals push Jan. 16-30, 2023. To aid the healthy foodstuff push, merchandise can be dropped off at from Jan. 16-30 at the following locations: Hawai‘i Foodbank, 2611 Kilihau St., Honolulu, Hi 96819, 808-836-3600 Hawai‘i Foodbank Kaua‘i, 4241 Hanahoa Pl., Ste. 101, Lihue, Hello 96766, 808-482-2224 Maui Meals Lender, 760 Kolu St., Wailuki, Hi […]
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans with heart disease also have limited access to food, and this dangerous combination is growing rapidly, a new study finds. “Food insecurity is a common problem among people with cardiovascular disease, and we are seeing that issue become even more prevalent in recent years,” said lead author Dr. Eric Brandt. He’s a cardiologist at the University of Michigan Health Frankel Cardiovascular Center. About 38% of people who have heart disease did […]
Your heart is the pump that provides oxygen and nutrients to all the tissues in your body. Keeping it in great shape is key to a healthy life. Following these tips in your daily life can help keep your ticker ticking. Tip 1: Lower your daily sodium intake Too much sodium causes you to retain water, according to a small 2017 study. When it does, your heart has to work harder to move the additional fluid through your body. Choose […]
Trans fat is the unhealthiest fat because it lowers your good cholesterol and boosts bad cholesterol. If a food has less than 0.5 grams of trans fat, manufacturers can list it as 0 g on nutrition labels. To spot trans fat in your favorite foods, look at the ingredients for “partially hydrogenated oil.” Visit Insider’s Health Reference library for more advice. It’s now largely understood that artificial trans fat is the worst kind of fat you can eat. What makes […]
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Key Takeaways 1 in 4 deaths in the United States every year are from cardiovascular disease. It’s the leading cause of death in Americans. February is American Heart Month, which raises awareness about heart disease and ways to prevent it. Including heart-healthy foods and drinks in your diet is one way that you can lower your risk of cardiovascular disease. February is American Heart Month, the goal of which is to raise awareness about cardiovascular health. The observance is an […]
Adopting a heart-healthy diet isn’t about drastically changing your diet or restricting yourself to “good” foods that you don’t especially like, according to the American Heart Association’s new dietary recommendations. “We recommend that you find a dietary pattern that’s consistent with what you enjoy but is still heart-healthy,” says Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc, chair of the writing group for the AHA statement and senior scientist and director of cardiovascular nutrition team at the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging […]
Experts have long known that animal products like beef, lamb, pork and veal have a disproportionately negative impact on the environment. Raising animals requires more water and land and generates more greenhouse gases than growing protein-rich plants does. “This is a win-win for individuals and our environment,” Dr. Lichtenstein said. However, she cautioned, if a plant-based diet is overloaded with refined carbohydrates and sugars, it will raise the risk of Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. And she discouraged relying […]
