Ladies Get up and Get Moving to Lower the Risk for Heart Disease

By Chelsey | February 20, 2019 |

February is National Heart Month to raise awareness about heart disease, which is the number one leading cause of death in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about 610,000 people die of heart disease every year in the United States. The CDC estimates that about 200,000 of these…

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Stiffness of the Aorta is a Risk for Dementia that can be Changed

By Chelsey | October 18, 2018 |

A dementia risk that can be changed even in seniors aged 70-80 was discovered by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and this was published October 16, 2018, in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. The researchers led by Rachel H. Mackey discovered that seniors with stiffness of the aorta, which is a main blood vessel…

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