4 Scary Reasons to Take Your Dental Health Seriously

Learn why dental health matters and how to take care of your teeth and gums. Prevent dental problems and maintain a healthy life.

October is National Dental Hygiene Month, which honors the work of a potentially lifesaving member of your heart-attack-and-stroke prevention team: your dental provider. Recent research links poor oral health to increased risk for many deadly disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading killer of Americans. Conversely, people who take excellent care […]

Reducing Inflammation: 4 Easy, Natural Ways to “Fireproof” Your Arteries

Explore strategies for reducing inflammation and improving your well-being. Discover simple and effective tips for a healthier life.

In breaking news, scientists report an anti-inflammation drug can reduce risk for heart attacks, strokes and death from cardiovascular causes, without targeting cholesterol. However, that drug, canakinumab, costs a whopping $200,000 a year! The wonderful news is that you don’t need a high-priced drug to fight inflammation. As discussed more fully in the BaleDoneen book, Beat […]

Treating Inflammation: A New Era in Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention?

Learn effective techniques for treating inflammation. Discover remedies and that can help reduce inflammation and promote overall health.

You’ve probably seen headlines hailing a new “wonder drug” as “the biggest medical breakthrough since statins” for treating heart disease. Gushing press reports also proclaimed that the drug, canakinumab, cuts risk for heart attacks, strokes, and cancer with a “revolutionary” approach – targeting inflammation, not cholesterol – according to clinical trial results released at a medical meeting […]

An Easy, Delicious Way to Protect Your Heart Health

Discover effective ways to protect your heart and improve cardiovascular health. Learn about lifestyle changes, exercise, and nutrition tips.

Following one simple habit every morning could save your life, by reducing risk for heart attack and fatal coronary heart disease (CHD). This healthy practice may also prevent weight gain, which in turn decreases your likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes, some forms of cancer, and other dangerous diseases, including CHD. The morning ritual that […]

3 Dangerous Myths About Heart Disease that Many Women — and Doctors — Believe

Learn about the risk factors and prevention strategies for heart disease. Discover the common misconceptions and the facts behind it.

Which is the No. 1 killer of women: heart disease or breast cancer? If you guessed heart disease, congratulations! You’re better informed than 45% of women — and many doctors, including cardiologists — according to a shocking survey published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Although heart disease kills more women than ALL forms of cancer […]

Carrie Fisher’s Death: How Dangerous is Sleep Apnea?

Discover the causes and treatment options for sleep apnea. Learn how this common sleep disorder can affect your health and quality of life.

Many people were shocked when an autopsy report attributed “Star Wars” actress Carrie Fisher’s death, in part, to sleep apnea, along with other factors. Affecting more than 18 million Americans – who reportedly include such celebrities as Shaquille O’Neal, Rosie O’Donnell, Regis Philbin, Roseanne Barr and Rick Perry – this common sleep disorder often goes undiagnosed and […]

NT-ProBNP: The “Happy Heart” Test to Predict Heart Attack and Stroke Risk

Learn about the test to predict heart attacks. Early detection is key to preventing heart disease and this test can save lives.

Is your heart happy? While that’s a question you’ve probably pondered on an emotional level, and felt reassured about your psychological well-being if the answer was positive, most people don’t know that it’s also important to find out how if their heart is happy from the physical standpoint. That’s right, there is a simple, FDA-approved […]