Heart-healthy foods While deaths due to heart disease have dropped in recent years, it’s still the No. 1 killer of Americans. The good news is that we now know a ton about how to prevent cardiovascular disease, which includes both strokes and heart attacks. It’s clear that healthy eating and living (like exercising more!) can make a huge difference. Read…

was 36 weeks pregnant when I felt it. My husband Ryan and I had just put our three children to bed, and we were watching TV when I felt our daughter Georgia do a complete 180° turn in my belly. “This is weird,” I said, jumping up from the couch. “I don’t know what’s happening.”…

Ignorance is NOT bliss when it comes to heart failure. Educate yourself about heart failure with Novartis at Keep It Pumping. 1 in 3 people mistake heart failure symptoms for signs of aging. Help yourself out by learning the following warning signs for heart failure: 1. Shortness of Breath Those with heart failure will commonly experience shortness of…

Nutritional Causes of Congestive Heart Failure Are Completely Underestimated The Causes of Congestive Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy are complex and intertwined. Sometimes congestive heart failure causes are partially genetic, as in the case of some cardiomyopathies such as Pediatric Congenital Heart Failure; and sometimes the Causes of Congestive Heart Failure are muscle damage such as occurs after a…

Can You Get Social Security Disability For A Heart Attack? According to the report released by Centers for Disease Control, around 735,000 Americans suffer from several heart diseases every year. Out of them, 25% reported previous heart attack. Every attack increases the occurrence of severe heart complications, including heart failure, leading to death. Is it…

A new study has found that regular consumption of dairy can lower a person’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease, which is currently the leading cause of death around the globe. The findings of the research recommend consuming around three servings of dairy per day to lower risk of cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular-related deaths. The study,…

Are you suffering from heartburn?! Save yourself from suffering with some easy home remedies for heartburn or GERD. It feels really disgusting when after having a delicious meal at your friends’ party, you have to suffer from a severe heartburn. Rather than cherishing the taste of the food, you have to have those tasteless antacids…

Can a Heart Infection Cause A Heart Attack? Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death in developed countries. They represent 20% of global mortality in the world. The intervention on traditional risk factors and the classic treatment of ischemic heart disease have not managed to reverse the dramatic consequences of this disease. In recent years, research…

Healthy People Have Heart Attacks Every day, people are told by their doctors that they are healthy. That their likelihood of having a heart attack is miniscule. That they’re safe because they are taking medication to lower their cholesterol. Unfortunately, these patients are often being misinformed. All strokes and heart attacks are potentially preventable. The…

Heart attack recently turned out to be common to the point that even made it to number 1 on the rundown of death causes. We as whole live upsetting life and eat all the garbage sustenance that encompasses us, so in this article, we’ve chosen to present you 6 signs that your body will give…

Heart Attack Symptoms When you think of a heart attack, the image that comes to mind is likely a person clutching at their chest or feeling numbness in their left arm. Until recently, doctors expected heart attack symptoms were generally similar for men and women. But that isn’t true. A 2003 National Institutes of Health…

Despite our efforts, heart disease remains a big killer to Americans. In the past three decades, death from cardiovascular events has been halved, but it’s still responsible for many deaths. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 1 in 4 Americans who die each year will do so because of heart disease. Each year,…

Did you know that in the United States a woman dies approximately every minute from heart disease, stroke, and all other cardiovascular diseases? Worse, about 64 percent of those women who die suddenly of CHD will have had no previous symptoms. Whether you are in your 20s and have no history of heart disease or…

One of the most common mistakes that people make when referring to acute heart-related episodes is using the terms “heart attack”, “cardiac arrest” and “stroke” interchangeably. Although all three are associated with the heart, they occur for different reasons, have different symptoms and affect the body differently. Understanding their differences can play a vital role…

HOW TO RECOGNIZE A HEART ATTACK ONE MONTH BEFORE IT HAPPENS! Did you know that the main cause of death in the US are heart attacks? The stressful way of life and the junk food we keep eating is a great contributor for this illness becoming so common and so dangerous over the last years….

CARDIAC ARREST occurs when the heart malfunctions and stops beating unexpectedly. Cardiac arrest is an “ELECTRICAL” problem. Cardiac arrest is triggered by an electrical malfunction in the heart that causes an irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia). With its pumping action disrupted, the heart cannot pump blood to the brain, lungs and other organs. WHAT HAPPENS Seconds later, a person…

STORY AT-A-GLANCE About one in every three deaths in the US is attributed to cardiovascular disease, which includes heart attacks and stroke About 800,000 Americans die from cardiovascular disease annually. A quarter of these deaths could be prevented through simple lifestyle changes such as maintaining a healthy weight, exercising, and managing your diabetes Your diet…

HEART attack symptoms HEART attack symptoms include chest pain, headaches and dizziness. But you could also be at risk of a deadly myocardial infarction if you have this one sign while lying asleep in bed. Heart attacks are a medical emergency that require immediate treatment, according to the NHS. The Condition: The condition, which is also…

So there’s good news and there’s bad news. The good news is there are steps you can take to slow your heart’s aging process, increasing the chances of living a long, healthy, fruitful life. The trade-off is that you really do have to go to the gym. New Research Says: New research published this week in the…

New protein regenerates the heart after an attack A new study brings us one step closer to “the ‘holy grail’ of heart research:” heart regeneration. When injected in rodents, a new protein triggers a process that helps the heart to recover following an attack. The results of new research may soon help the heart to…

Find out the most effective and unexpected ways to get rid of toxins quickly. You will be surprised at how much your life will change if you follow these easy secret tips. Every day of our lives, we’re surrounded by toxins and harmful substances. What’s even worse is that they make their way into our…