Improve Your Heart Health After Menopause
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women. Dr. Nieca Goldberg tells us how we can reduce our risk.
How to Eat to Your Heart’s Content
Learn how to feed yourself and your family a menu that will make your cardiologist smile.
Be Aware of Your Blood Pressure
High blood pressure can have many serious affects on your body, so check your blood pressure this month and get control of this disease.
The Silent Killer: One Woman’s Story of High Blood Pressure
This woman didn’t know she had high blood pressure and was at risk for heart disease until she had a heart attack.
Know Your Blood Pressure Numbers
It's important to check your blood pressure regularly and know your blood pressure numbers and what they mean.
High Blood Pressure
Blood pressure is the amount of force your blood exerts against the walls of your arteries. High blood pressure, or hypertension, occurs when your blood pressure is elevated over time. Left untreated, it can damage your small blood vessels and organs and lead to heart attacks, stroke, kidney failure and circulatory problems. READ MORE
Pass (On) The Salt!
I used to think I was particularly sensitive to salt, since almost every time I ate out I had to send the food back because it was too salty (now when I order I say these three little words: "Hold the salt.")
A Diet That Does Double Duty
When my formerly very low blood pressure started to climb a bit too high (just as my mother's did when she was in her 50s), my doctor recommended The DASH Diet. Now, this healthy diet has been found to also ward off another health risk.