Snacks that lower blood pressure naturally are rich in fiber, nitrates, potassium, and magnesium. Foods like carrots and hummus or roasted chickpeas are part of a heart-healthy diet.

New research found that flavanol-rich foods help protect your cardiovascular system from the damaging effects of prolonged sitting.

Kefir: Of all fermented foods, kefir is among the most well-studied. It “contains a mixed symbiotic community of lactic acid ...

The next time you’re standing in the grocery store, staring at the array of offerings, think about the rainbow. Eating foods that are red, orange, yellow, green, purple and brown means filling your ...

From your breakfast to your late-night snacks, everything you eat each day can impact your heart health for better or for worse. Some foods can boost circulation, lower cholesterol, and keep your ...

Experts warn that Ultra-Processed Foods (UPFs) consumed worldwide are dangerous, as they have adverse health effects. The world’s most extensive study review, published in the leading medical journal ...

Eating moderate amounts of lean beef as part of a Mediterranean diet does not increase an emerging risk factor for cardiovascular disease, according to a new study by an interdisciplinary research ...

Providing healthy, medically tailored meals or boxes of fresh produce along with nutrition counseling with a dietitian led to improved quality of life for people with heart failure compared to people ...

The portfolio diet has been around for more than 20 years, but only recently have more people taken on this heart-focused regimen. The little-known diet has been found to reduce cholesterol and the ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — In Central New York, 100,000 people depend on food stamps to help make ends meet. The federal food stamp program, referred to as SNAP, stopped funding the program on Saturday Nov. 1.

Being told that you have elevated cholesterol can feel like a letdown on an otherwise good bill of health. But you aren’t alone—according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ...