(Natural News) Let your sweet tooth rejoice: Eating dark chocolate is good for your cardiovascular health, says a recent study in the journal Nutrition. The research, a collaboration between the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (IPC) in Portugal and the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, revealed that just a few squares of dark chocolate – in particular, those with 90 percent cocoa content – can […]

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(Natural News) Nearly half of all adults in the United States are facing heart disease. Consistently ranked as the number one cause of death, over 600,000 people die from some form of cardiovascular disease every year. Heart and cardiovascular issues are plaguing the country, and the world. The number of people affected by heart disease […]

(Natural News) Physical exercise is necessary for your overall health. According to a study, regular resistance training helps lower your risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). A related study also suggests that having moderate muscle strength lowers Type 2 diabetes risk. The two studies evaluated data from the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study conducted at the Cooper […]

(Natural News) Consuming olive oil once a week reduces the risk of forming arterial blood clots in obese adults. In a new study, researchers from the New York University School of Medicine found that olive oil consumption lowers platelet activity in obese adults. Platelets are small blood cell fragments that form clumps when activated. When a blood vessel gets damaged, platelets […]

(Natural News) We all know that sugar isn’t good for you and that governments all over the world have imposed taxes on sugary drinks to try to discourage consumers from purchasing them. However, as reported by Healthline, many people are unaware that sugar-free, artificially sweetened drinks are just as dangerous as the sugary ones, or […]

(Natural News) The pharmaceutical industry goes to great lengths to ensure that the only narrative presented to patients is the one that financially benefits them the most. This is especially true in the case of patients at risk of or already coping with cardiovascular disease. Relying on statin drugs and other pharmaceutical treatments may be […]

(Natural News) Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Every year, more than half a million Americans die because of heart disease – the majority of whom are claimed by coronary heart disease (CHD), the most common type of heart disease and […]

(Natural News) In this review, researchers from the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences and Beijing University of Chinese Medicine discussed the potential of combining Chinese medicine and Western medicine as a strategy to inhibit inflammation. Their article was published in the Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine. Inflammation plays a critical role in atherosclerosis and the occurrence […]

(Natural News) A study published in the journal Nutrition Research looked at whether olive oil intake, fish consumption, and omega-3 supplementation would increase the levels of red blood cell oleic acid and the omega-3 index of a person. This study was conducted by a team of researchers from the U.S. and Italy. The research team looked […]