A perfect storm of risk factors makes January the deadliest month for cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular deaths around the world, such as heart attacks and strokes, peak in January. Why this is the case has baffled scientists for some time, but new evidence is starting to unravel the mystery. Scientists initially thought it had something to […]
Our heart is one of the most important organs, but, surprisingly, we take care of it the least, loading it every day with stress and unhealthy diets. And that’s too bad because fatty food increases cholesterol levels, which leads to vascular plaques that prevent the heart from working correctly. Bright Side brings you 15 products that will clean your blood vessels, improve your overall […]
Review of 29 studies involving nearly a million participants finds saturated fats ‘do not increase risk of cardiovascular disease’. The belief that cheese is bad for you is wrong, researchers have said, after finding no link between eating dairy products and a heightened risk of heart attack and strokes. Even full-fat cheese, milk and yoghurt, often avoided […]
Sue Palmer woke up with severe nausea. She began vomiting, but she put it down to food poisoning and she was going to go to bed. However, her husband insisted to go to the emergency department. As it turned out, he saved her life. “If I had gone to bed that morning as planned, I wouldn’t […]
Eating bananas every day could help prevent heart attacks and strokes, new research reveals. High in potassium, foods like bananas can stop fatal blockages from occurring and inhibit the hardening and narrowing of arteries. Researchers at the University of Alabama discovered the effects after analysing mice who were at risk of heart disease. The mice […]