This article features a study that showed that caloric restriction has the same benefits that beta-blockers provide to failing hearts. Beta-blockers like metoprolol and atenolol are recommended for people with congestive heart failure (CHF). Failing hearts cannot supply enough blood. That is why people with CHF constantly feel weak and short of breath. In heart…
Nature Cardiovascular Research recently published a study that showed that some people who take antiplatelets and beta blockers have a higher risk of a non-fatal heart attack during warm weather. The authors were from Yale University and several prestigious institutions in Germany. The study evaluated 2,494 heart attack cases in Augsburg, Germany, during warm seasons…
Metabolic syndrome is a constellation of five medical conditions: hypertension, high blood sugar, obesity, low HDL, and triglycerides. All five work together to cause common medical conditions that lead to expensive medical bills and early death. Heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, and hypertensive crises, and many others are best avoided. A sedentary lifestyle and high caloric…
