Heart Health Information

As we bid a not-so-fond farewell to summer’s sweltering temperatures, it’s time to double our efforts to promote physical fitness.

Fall, like spring, marks an ideal season for taking up a new exercise program. It’s not too hot, not too cold, and autumn’s natural beauty adds a little extra incentive for moving it outside.

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Take care of your heart, and your heart will take care of you.

That’s advice any corporate wellness advisor can get behind. After all, heart health is a key factor in overall health, and a strongly pumping heart keeps your employees in prime physical and mental condition.

With heart disease ranked as the number one killer of … Continue Reading »

It’s a win-win for corporate wellness promoters and their target audience when something that’s good for you is also, well, good.

Take, for instance, fish. It’s common knowledge that adding more omega-3-rich fish to your diet can help promote heart health. And it can be a tasty addition to a weekly meal rotation, to boot. But … Continue Reading »

A healthy heart is at the heart of good health.

That’s why, in your corporate wellness quest, showing your employees how to take better care of this vital muscle should be at the top of your priority list.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death among Americans. While it’s not 100% avoidable, there are changes you … Continue Reading »

So you’ve given up your regular soda habit and developed a taste for the diet kind?

That’s certainly a smart decision if your goal is to cut calories, but we have news that might make you reconsider your beverage of choice yet again: Regular consumption of diet soda may increase your risk of heart attack and … Continue Reading »

Every 25 seconds, someone in America will have a cardiac event, and one person every minute will die from one.

Scary statistics, right? February is American Heart Month, so what better time to focus on improving heart health and preventing heart disease, the leading cause of death in this country?

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Wouldn’t it be nice if the human body came equipped with its own alarm system to let you know when something isn’t right?

Some potentially deadly medical problems have no symptoms, or ones so mild they slip under the radar of even people who are well attuned to their bodies.

Unfortunately, it’s impossible to know what’s going … Continue Reading »

Pessimists, beware: Your negative, half-empty outlook can be hazardous to your health.

According to a new study, people with so-called Type D personalities (“D” for “distress”) are at much greater risk for certain cardiovascular health issues than their more optimistic counterparts.

People who are prone to distress are three times as likely to suffer heart problems such … Continue Reading »

New research shows that triathletes seem to have the right idea when it comes to heart health.

The study found that the heart adapts by working more efficiently in response to a combination of resistance and endurance training, such as that required in triathlon activities.

Triathlons combine running, cycling, and swimming in a physical fitness challenge that … Continue Reading »

September means fall, football, and, if you’re lucky, slightly cooler temperatures.

But it marks something else, too, and you might not be aware of it: September is National Cholesterol Education Month.

The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute division of the National Institutes of Health recommends that you use that designation as a good excuse to get … Continue Reading »