Nearly half of adults in the United States have hypertension or high blood pressure (BP). High blood pressure is a condition that can slowly damage your body over time. It can cause disabilities, kidney failure, and stroke, and is often a precursor to heart disease....
Simply being thin is not necessarily an indicator of health. In fact, a person with “normal” BMI can still have high amounts of visceral fat lurking under the surface creating a “skinny fat” phenomenon. When it comes to fitness, numbers matter – both on the...
Functional nutrition offers a personalized approach to eating that uses your body’s own data to create the best diet for you and your heart health. For decades, cardiovascular disease has been the leading cause of death in America and around the world....
Improving your heart health is key to achieving great health. Thankfully, many of the same lifestyle changes that help your heart also help you meet your overall goals! Heart health is often a mainstream topic in healthcare. And rightly so! Heart disease is the number...
Good fat. In today’s society, it seems like a contradiction of terms. But when talking about essential nutrients, it’s become synonymous with Omega-3 fatty acids, and they’re known for packing a punch when it comes to giving your body the nutrients it needs! These...
Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women, causing one in four male deaths and one in five female deaths a year. While men’s health experts have put a strong emphasis on heart health for years, it hasn’t been that way for women’s health...