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How Sugary Beverages Hurt Your Heart

A study published in the American Heart Association’s journal highlights the elevated cardiovascular risk faced by women who regularly drink sugary beverages.

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According to the study conducted with a cohort of teachers in California, drinking one or more sugary beverages each day is associated with a 20% higher risk of developing a cardiovascular disease when compared to those who never or rarely drink them. Even drinking fruit juices with added sugar every day increases the risk of cardiovascular disease by 42%. Let’s take care of ourselves!

 

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Why Cholesterol is an Enemy You Should Take Seriously

Cholesterol

Cholesterol is an essential natural fat that is a component of our cell walls. It’s also a part of the composition of many hormones. The liver produces three-quarters of our cholesterol while the rest comes from food. It’s found in animal products like meats, milk products, crustaceans, shellfish, [...]

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Why Stress is a Ticking Time Bomb

Stress

Women have many stress hormone receptors in their arteries and cardiac muscle for hormones called catecholamines. Their coronary arteries (arteries irrigating the heart) are also smaller than men’s. All of this makes women more vulnerable to coronary artery spasms where stress triggers an artery to [...]

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Aortic Dissection in Pregnancy: A Rare But Often Fatal Complication

Gynecology

Aortic dissection is an acute tearing of the aorta, the vessel that leaves the heart and carries blood to all the organs. This is a rare event (1 in 100,000 pregnancies) but it is very serious and requires urgent treatment. Pregnancy contributes to this condition due to hormone impregnation that [...]

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