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11-12-2025Heart Health During the Holidays: Practical Tips Without Deprivation or Guilt
Holidays are traditionally associated with moments of joy, family warmth, and anticipation. However, for many people, this period also entails significant psychological burdens, increased social obligations, financial pressure, and emotional tension. Seasonal stress, which often...
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19-12-2018Hypertension: Exercise is just as effective as prescribed medication
Exercise can be almost as effective as anti-hypertensive drugs in lowering high blood pressure, according to a new international scientific study, the first of its kind that made this comparison. Hypertension constitutes a serious health condition. You will often read that it is...
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10-09-2014Salt and Heart Health
Increased salt consumption by patients with diabetes constitutes a common risk for the health of the heart. Clinical guidelines recommend that people with type 2 diabetes should have a reduced dietary sodium intake. Researchers from the University of Niigata Prefecture (Japan)...