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Household air cleaners improve heart health among individuals with COPD

January 20, 2023 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

A six-month study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers concludes that the use of portable home air purifiers can improve some markers of cardiovascular health in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. People suffering from COPD often experience shortness of breath, chest tightness and chronic cough. Cardiovascular diseases such as arrythmias, heart failure, […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: air quality, COPD, heart

How eating eggs can boost heart health

May 27, 2022 by Captain Organic Planet

Researchers have shown how moderate egg consumption can increase the amount of heart-healthy metabolites in the blood, publishing their results today in eLife. The findings suggest that eating up to one egg per day may help lower the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Eggs are a rich source of dietary cholesterol, but they also contain a […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: cholestorol, eggs, heart

Good news for coffee lovers: Daily coffee may benefit the heart

April 3, 2022 by Captain Organic Planet

Drinking coffee — particularly two to three cups a day — is not only associated with a lower risk of heart disease and dangerous heart rhythms but also with living longer, according to studies being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session. These trends held true for both people with and without […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: coffee, heart, heart disease

Sticking to low-fat dairy may not be the only heart healthy option

September 30, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

New research amongst the world’s biggest consumers of dairy foods has shown that those with higher intakes of dairy fat — measured by levels of fatty acids in the blood — had a lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared to those with low intakes. Higher intakes of dairy fat were not associated with an increased […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: cardiovascular disease, dairy, fat, heart

Drinking sufficient water could prevent heart failure

August 25, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

Staying well-hydrated throughout life could reduce the risk of developing heart failure, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2021. “Our study suggests that maintaining good hydration can prevent or at least slow down the changes within the heart that lead to heart failure,” said study author Dr. Natalia Dmitrieva of the National Heart, Lung, […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: H2O, heart, heart failure, sodium, water

Beetroot juice may provide benefits to heart disease patients

August 6, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

A new study finds that dietary nitrate — a compound that dilates blood vessels to decrease blood pressure — may reduce overstimulation of the sympathetic nervous system that occurs with heart disease. The research team looked specifically at beetroot juice, a source of dietary nitrate, to explore its use as a future targeted treatment option […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: beetroot juice, beets, cardiovascular disease, disease, heart, heart disease

Childhood cancer survivors who received chest irradiation at risk for pulmonary hypertension in middle age

January 24, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigators found evidence that chest irradiation may leave some adult survivors of childhood cancer in danger of developing pulmonary hypertension in middle age. Childhood cancer survivors treated with chest irradiation or certain chemotherapy drugs are known to be at risk for a variety of treatment-related heart problems. But the study […]

Filed Under: Cancer Tagged With: cancer, children, heart, hypertension, irradiation, oncology, pulmonary hypertension, x-rays

Healthy sleep habits help lower risk of heart failure

November 19, 2020 by Captain Organic Planet

Adults with the healthiest sleep patterns had a 42% lower risk of heart failure regardless of other risk factors compared to adults with unhealthy sleep patterns, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation. Healthy sleep patterns are rising in the morning, sleeping 7-8 hours a day and having no […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: heart, heart attack, heart failure, sleep

Too Many Vitamins? One Antioxidant Linked To Heart Disease

March 4, 2020 by Captain Organic Planet

Antioxidants are widely considered an important defense against heart disease, but University of Utah researchers have found excessive levels of one antioxidant–reduced glutathione–actually may contribute to the disease. The findings, published in Cell, indicate a new class of drugs can be developed to treat or even prevent heart disease caused by “reductive stress,” according to […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: antioxidants, heart, heart disease, reduced glutathione, vitamins

Too much ultra-processed food linked to lower heart health

November 16, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet

Researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that for every 5% increase in calories from ultra-processed foods a person ate, there was a corresponding decrease in overall cardiovascular health. Adults who ate approximately 70% of their calories from ultra-processed foods were half as likely to have “ideal” cardiovascular health, as […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: disease, Food, health, heart, processed food

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