How to improve heart health: Diet, exercise, and more

Heart disease is a major public health concern in the United States. Besides taking medicines a doctor prescribes, a person can take a range of actions to improve their heart health. This includes eating a healthy diet, keeping active, and avoiding behaviors such as smoking.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)there are several ways a person can reduce their risk for heart disease and heart attack.

Keeping blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels in healthy ranges can help.

In this article, we will explain how to improve heart health.

Many of the recommendations for improving heart health focus on diet.

The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends that people consume:

  • a variety of vegetables and fruits
  • whole grains
  • lean proteins, such as seafood and plant proteins from tofu and other sources
  • liquid, nontropical oils, such as olive or avocado oil
  • minimally processed foods
  • no added
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Priority Health and National Fitness Campaign announce partnership extension to bring free outdoor health and wellness across Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Priority Health announced a three-year partnership extension with National Fitness Campaign (NFC) today to continue the delivery of a comprehensive wellness initiative in Michigan centered on the outdoor Fitness Court®. Priority Health is the official NFC sponsor in Michigan, and the campaign extension will bring up to 30 new Priority Health Fitness Courts by the end of 2025.

Priority Health partnered with NFC in 2019 to fight obesity and improve the quality of life for Michigan communities. Building on the success of programs in more than 15 communities including Highland Park, Detroit, Grand Traverse County and Grand Rapids, to name a few, Priority Health Fitness Courts will reach approximately one third of Michiganders and provide free access to wellness within a 10-minute bike ride from their homes. In total, the program has already united over $3 million of public-private investment across Michigan and will

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Could a pill to strengthen muscle and bone replace exercise?

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Scientists are edging closer to finding solutions for muscle and bone loss. Jonathan Knowles/Getty Images
  • Physical activity is known to promote bone and muscle health.
  • Aging, lifestyle, and chronic disease can lead to physical inactivity, which is associated with bone and muscle loss.
  • New research has now identified a drug that can mimic physical exercise in mice.
  • The new drug, called locamidazole, can increase bone formation, mineral density, muscle thickness, and muscle strength in mice.

When we are physically active our bones and muscles work together to make them stronger. To maintain bone health, the American College of Sports Medicine recommends a combination of weight-bearing activities 3–5 times per week and resistance exercise 2–3 times a week.

Research has shown lifelong exercise to be beneficial for preserving bone health, and a reduction in physical exercise results in bone loss. The CDC advocates regular physical activity to strengthen

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What is the best time of day to exercise? Your gender may be a factor.

There is no wrong time to exercise, but there may be some times that are more right than others.

The best time of day to exercise can depend on your gender and even whether you want to burn fat or get stronger, according to a helpful new study of men, women and exercise timings.

It found that, for women, morning workouts zapped abdominal fat and improved blood pressure better than late-day training. For men, evening exercise led to greater fat burning and better blood pressure control. Evening exercise also amplified the benefits of strength training, but more so for women.

Studies of exercise timing are part of the burgeoning science of chronobiology, which focuses on how our internal clocks affect almost every aspect of our physiology.

Human bodies, like those of other mammals, plants, reptiles and insects, operate on an innate 24-hour circadian rhythmwith a master clock system in

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Biden Makes Another Push for Cancer Moonshot Initiative | Health and Fitness

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TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — President Joe Biden made a renewed push for his cancer moonshot initiative on Monday.

Speaking at the famed John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Biden likened JFK’s space race to his own effort to slash cancer rates by 50 percent in the next 25 years. “He established a national purpose that could rally the American people and a common cause,” Biden said of Kennedy’s space effort. “And I believe we can usher in the same unwillingness to postpone, the same national purpose, that will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills to end cancer as we know it and even cure cancers once and for all.”

In his speechBiden said the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) has launched a study that will look at using blood tests to screen against multiple

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EPA inspector general probes Mississippi capital water woes | Health and Fitness

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and MATTHEW DALY – Associated Press

JACKSON, Ms. (AP) — An independent watchdog in the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it’s being brought in to investigate the troubled water system in Mississippi’s capital city.

Emergency repairs are ongoing after problems at Jackson’s main water treatment plant caused most customers to lose service for several days in late August and early September. Water is flowing again, but the city of 150,000 is in the seventh week of a boil-water advisory because the state health department found cloudiness in the water that could cause illness.

The Office of Inspector General is independent from the EPA, with a mission of detecting fraud, waste and abuse. The office issued a memo Tuesday saying it will look into the response to the crisis by EPA’s regional office, as well as city and state officials.

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West Virginia lawmakers OK abortion ban with few exceptions | Health and Fitness

By LEAH WILLINGHAM – Associated Press

CHARLESTON, W. Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Legislature passed a sweeping abortion ban with few exceptions Tuesday, approving a bill that several members of the Republican supermajority said they hope will make it impossible for the state’s only abortion clinic to continue to offer the procedure.

“It is going to shut down that abortion clinic, of that I feel certain,” Republican Sen. Robert Karnes said on the Senate floor, amid shouts from protesters standing outside the chamber doors. “I believe it’s going to save a lot of babies.”

Under the legislation, rape and incest victims would be able to obtain abortions at up to eight weeks of pregnancy, but only if they report to law enforcement first. Such victims who are minors would have until 14 weeks to terminate a pregnancy and must report to either law enforcement or a physician.

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Pandemic, labor shortage keep hurricane victims in limbo | Health and Fitness

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and GARY D. ROBERTSON – Associated Press

RALEIGH, NC (AP) — Nearly six years after flood damage from Hurricane Matthew displaced Thad Artis from his home in Goldsboro, North Carolina, he has still not been placed in permanent housing.

Living alone in a motel for the past two years, growing growing frustrated with what he considers empty promises of swift action from government officials, the 68-year-old spends every penny on his wife’s health care after a stroke left her unable to walk.

Before he moved his wife into an assisted living facility, the two lived in their decaying house, roughly an hour southeast of Raleigh by car, for several years after the storm — both developing respiratory illnesses as mold spores grew in the ceiling and bird droppings spattered atop their leaking roof. Roaches and “other creepy crawlies” inhabited the kitchen floorboards. The back of the house

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Apple Releases watchOS 9 With New Health and Fitness Features and More

After a summer of beta testing, Apple has released watchOS 9 to all with compatible models of the Apple Watch. The update offers new watch faces, an enhanced Workout app, sleep stages and more. The latest operating system for the Apple Watch can make the wearable device an even more important part of your life.

New and Expanded Watch Faces Bring New Calendar Options and More

The Cupertino-based tech giant has introduced a number of new watch faces with watchOS 9. One of the biggest for some will be the Lunar watch face, which shows the relationship between our highly-recognized Gregorian calendar and the lunar one used by Chinese, Hebrew and Islamic cultures.

Apple has also brought a dynamic art-based face called Playtime, offering a whimsical look at the time. The classic, type-driven Metropolitan watch face lets you change the style of the numbers by turning the Digital Crown. The

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Amynta Group Acquires iFIT Health & Fitness Extended Warranty Operations

NEW YORK and LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — AmyntaGroupa leading insurance services provider, has acquired the extended warranty operations of iFIT Health & Fitness Inc., operated through its wholly owned subsidiary, Universal Technical Services (UTS).

iFIT is the industry’s largest at-home fitness equipment company, whose equipment brands include NordicTrack, ProForm, Weider and FreeMotion. UTS is the exclusive distributor and administrator of branded extended warranty and maintenance plans for all iFIT fitness equipment brands in the US and international markets. As part of the transaction, Amynta has entered into a long-term strategic partnership with iFIT to deliver a full-service platform of extended warranty protection and maintenance plans for all iFIT fitness equipment. UTS is based in Logan, Utah and will operate under the continued leadership of Nick PalmerVice President of UTS, and Greg LindsayDirector of UTS.

“I am excited to welcome Nick, Greg and the

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