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Clear, evidence-based coverage of blood pressure and cardiovascular health, sourced from the American Heart Association, NIH, and Mayo Clinic.
Home readings predict cardiovascular risk better than the ones taken at your appointment — if the technique is right. The eight documented errors, how many mmHg each one adds, and the seven-day protocol guidelines are actually built around.
Muscle pain on statins is real — but blinded trials found most of it occurs on placebo too. What SAMSON showed, which risks are genuine, and why this is not the same as saying it is imaginary.
A coronary calcium score shows whether heart disease is actually present rather than estimating risk. How to read the number, what a zero really means, and the blind spot nobody mentions.
How low should LDL cholesterol be? What the randomised trials and genetic evidence show about lower targets, why no floor of harm has been found, and who the aggressive numbers apply to.
What causes heart palpitations: the common triggers, the medical causes worth ruling out, how atrial fibrillation differs, and the red flags needing urgent care.
Are eggs bad for cholesterol? Why the 300 mg cap was dropped, why the research is still mixed, who responds differently, and how many eggs is reasonable.
How much exercise you actually need per week: the official aerobic and strength targets, what moderate really means, and where the biggest payoff hides.
The DASH diet: what it is, what the trials actually showed, the daily serving targets, why sodium reduction doubles the effect, and the one group who needs caution.
How to live longer: what the evidence actually supports, why the Blue Zones story is contested, what doesn't work, and why healthspan matters more than lifespan.
How to lower blood pressure naturally: how to measure it properly, the levers that actually work (sodium, potassium, DASH, exercise, alcohol, sleep) and their honest limits.