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Healthy Fats: Which Oils Are Best?
By now, most people know that vegetable oils often contain healthy fats, but which ones are best?

Blood Pressure: A Numbers Game
High blood pressure is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease. But what do your blood pressure numbers actually mean?

Act F.A.S.T. to Spot a Stroke
Do you know the signs of a stroke? Knowing the signs and symptoms can make all the difference.

The Mediterranean Diet: What You Need to Know
Any time you start reading about healthy diets, you're likely to come across the Mediterranean diet. There's a good reason for that.

How to Add Healthy Fats to Your Diet
There's good fat and bad fat when it comes to your diet. Here's how to get more of the good stuff.

How Sleep Affects Your Heart
How well you sleep may have an impact on how healthy your heart is.

Monitoring Your Blood Pressure at Home
If you're not doing these things, you're measuring your blood pressure wrong.

Controlling Cholesterol
Looking to protect your heart health? Check out these five tips for managing your cholesterol.

Biking: For Fun, for Work, for Your Heart
Riding your bike regularly — whether it's for the wind in your face or to get to work — may help keep your heart healthy, two new studies found.

For American Heart Month, Say No to Heart Disease
Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. But you can say no to heart disease by learning about the condition and taking steps to improve your heart health.

You're a Lifesaver: All About CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure done when the heart stops beating. It can be a lifesaver.

Heart Attack Symptoms: Men vs. Women
Past research has suggested that women have different heart attack symptoms than men. But new findings suggest that may not be exactly true.

Health Benefits of Donating Blood
Donating blood is a charitable thing to do, but it might also help you out when it comes to your health.

The Hidden Salt in Your Diet
The salt shaker isn't the only way you're getting a lot of sodium in your diet.

From Sleep Apnea to High Blood Pressure
Kids who have obstructive sleep apnea face an increased risk of high blood pressure in their teen years, according to a new study.

Blood Pressure Management: What You Should Know
In recent years, awareness of high blood pressure and how to treat and control it decreased among Americans, a new study found. Because awareness is key to blood pressure management, that could spell bad news for public health.

Eat Less Sat: 8 Quick Tips
Many Americans tend to eat more than 30 percent of the recommended daily amount of sodium.

How to Reduce Your Sugar Intake
There's nothing sweet about the health effects of having too much sugar in your diet. Fortunately, you can take steps to reduce your sugar intake.

5 Foods That May Lower Blood Pressure
What you put into your body has an effect on what happens inside your body, and that includes your blood pressure.

To Gym or Not to Gym?
Can't seem to motivate yourself to get to the gym? Then this article is for you.