All posts by Krisleigh
Simple Science @Heart: Frequent fast-food eaters in Asia more likely to die of heart disease
A lot of hamburgers, pizza, fried chicken and other American-style fast foods dramatically increased the likelihood of death from heart disease among Southeast Asians. New research among Chinese-Singaporeans found that those who ate fast food twice a week were 56 …
Simple Science @Heart: A couple cups of joe may reduce heart failure risk
If you regularly drink coffee in moderation, you could have a lower risk of heart failure, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation: Heart
Simple Science @Heart: Ozone alert – Polluted air may damage your heart
New research shows ground-level ozone can cause health problems linked to heart disease. Ground-level ozone is formed when pollution from cars, industrial plants and consumer products react in sunlight. People
Simple Science @Heart: Vitamin D-rich foods may lower stroke risk in Japanese-Americans
More milk, salmon, egg yolks and other foods rich in vitamin D could lower your chances of having a stroke. According to a recent study, Japanese-American men who consumed
Healthy Food When Dining Out: Heart-Check Meal Certification Program
Sometimes after a hard, long day, you just want to pick up dinner on the way home. Or maybe you’re out and about running errands and won’t be
Happy Memorial Day!
Today's message is simple. Stay safe. Enjoy time with your family and friends. Thank you to those who have given their lives to protect our freedom. You and your
Simple Science @Heart: Hunter-gatherers in remote lands have heart-healthy lifestyles
In some remote locales, entire cultures of people eat only what they grow or kill. It turns out that these hunter-gathers generally have healthier hearts than people in
Let’s Roll: It’s National Bike to Work Day
Are you a biker? No, I don't mean the leather-clad, long-haired, V-twin revving motorcycle biker. I mean the bell-ringing, spandex-rocking, trail-riding, Tour de France, Dallas, or Small Town USA
Weighing in on the Weight of the Nation
Twenty years ago, a cheeseburger was 257 calories. Today, it's 590. Yes, 590. Try this one on for size: Twenty minutes of jogging burns off about one chocolate chip cookie. We
Simple Science @Heart: Worst headache of your life could be a stroke — get to the ER!
A sudden, severe headache — so powerful it’s like a thunderclap inside your head — is a classic symptom of a less common type of stroke. Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage