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What Happens With Too Much Or Too Little Salt?
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Salt, or Sodium, is something we need in our diets to live. However, our body needs a very specific amount. Though guidelines recommend only 6g of salt per day, Americans often have an average of 8.5g each day. This increased amount of salt can lead to all kinds of issues, including heart disease or high blood pressure. A question we often get is, how do I know if the salt
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Four Changes to Make for Heart Health
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Maintaining a heart-healthy diet means preventing heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart attack, and heart failure. Many people know that dietary changes play a large role in keeping a healthy heart. However, the specific changes needed can be a bit vague. In addition to eating healthy, it is important to think about your physical activity, smoking -
How to Tell Heartburn, Acid Reflux, and GERD Apart
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Though often used interchangeably, heartburn, reflux, and GERD are actually separate issues with different meanings. When acid reflux occurs, it can range in severity from mild to serious. However, it’s not chronic, and anyone can have it happen sometime in their life. On the other hand, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a chronic and more severe form of reflux. -
Think Twice About Taking Aspirin if You Don't Have Heart Disease
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People without heart disease should think twice before taking aspirin daily. For some, the risk of internal bleeding is not worth the reward. Remember, your doctor's words should come first. If you've had a heart attack or stroke, you may be on a low dose of daily aspirin. Studies have shown that aspirin could be saving lives. Aspirin can also prevent other major cardiac -
Cut Your Cancer Risk in More Than Half
The Lab Test Everyone Flunks! Yes, you too will probably flunk this test unless you’re already taking this supplement for a common deficiency. If I told you could reduce your risk of major cancer by 80 percent by taking one inexpensive pill a week, would you do it? I would think so. There’s more this supplement can do, too: how about lowering your risk of heart attack and
