If you are unfortunate enough to have a heart attack, your doctor may prescribe beta blockers as a preventive method against a second heart attack. They are also prescribed in the case of high blood pressure in some cases. Let’s take a look at what exactly beta blockers are, how …

A smoker is at a six-time greater risk for heart disease than a non-smoker. Smoking accounts for 40% of first-time heart attacks. And if you have already had one heart attack, it significantly increases the risk of having future heart attacks. So how does smoking affect the body to cause …

If you have ever heard someone say “heart disease runs in my family”, you may have wondered if your ancestry is related to your heart health. Cardiomyopathy, high blood pressure, arrhythmia, stroke and even heart attacks can indeed be influenced by your genetic makeup and heredity. If your mother had …

We know that alcohol does affect your heart health, but what needs further explaining is that the effect can be either positive or negative. The difference depends on how much you drink. Drinking in excess negatively affects your heart and can lead to a disease of the heart muscle called …

The simple answer is that obese people ARE more likely to develop heart disease. In a Netherlands study of 302,296 overweight or obese participants, 18,000 of them either experienced or died from a heart event. After studying the data, researchers found overweight, but not obese participants, had a 32% higher …

Certain lifestyle behaviors, habits and physical conditions can raise your risk of contracting heart disease. That is because they affect your cholesterol, natural blood flow, circulatory system and/or your heart directly and negatively. Coronary artery disease, heart failure, hypertension and a host of other dangerous and deadly afflictions are more …

Wednesday, July 1 | Arthritis Foundation Each year at this time, we commemorate the estimated 300,000 children and their families in the United States who face the everyday challenges of living with juvenile arthritis (JA) and related diseases. Juvenile arthritis is an umbrella term used to describe the many autoimmune …

Not only is it important what a child eats, but also when. Whereas it is recommended that adults eat three meals per day with a snack each in the morning and afternoon, children can also follow this eating routine, but with the addition of an evening snack. So what does …

If your child is a little overweight, there might not be any major problem. A lot of kids grow out of their “baby fat” when they hit their teens. But many do not. And unfortunately, an alarming trend has developed the last few years concerning children that are not just …

Your child is plugged into the electronic world in a big way. While this can definitely be a negative, leading to a sedentary lifestyle, it can also help teach your child about the benefits of fruits and vegetables as part of a healthy lifestyle. You can alternately go “old-school” and …