For Black mothers, living in poor neighborhoods contributes to a rare form of heart failure known as peripartum cardiomyopathy, a new study finds.
Cutting back on red meat can help lower inflammation, aid in weight management, and significantly decrease the risk of metabolic disorders.
With all the stress, the decrease in physical activity, and all the eating people did in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was not a good year for heart health. However, heart disease is still the number one killer of all Americans, so the time to get serious about your heart is now.
Though it’s common to joke that certain situations raise one’s blood pressure – like visits from the in-laws or conflict with that one frustrating coworker – there is actually no evidence that stress causes permanent changes in blood pressure. What does have an impact on blood pressure levels in the long-run is diet
Is the food you eat, holding you back?
Dr. Ronald Victor will look at whether barber shop check ups will help black men avoid the ill effects of hypertension.
Clinical trials enlist barbershops in the battle against high blood pressure.