Heart Health Prevention and Wellness

07/20/2026

07/16/2026

Among older adults, high quality—especially lower inflammatory diets—was associated with less risk, even for those with elevated disease .

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04/10/2026

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02/19/2026

A traditional Chinese mind-body practice that combines slow, structured movement, deep breathing, and meditative focus lowered blood pressure (BP) as effectively as brisk walking, according to a large randomized clinical trial published in . BP reductions were seen after three months and sustained for one year. https://bit.ly/4kKQrDh

12/07/2025

The number one source of sodium for kids and teens is pizza. For adults over 51, it’s bread.

But the greatest contributor of sodium to the diet of people aged 20 to 50 isn’t canned soups, pretzels, or potato chips, but chicken—because of all of the salt and other additives that are injected into the meat.

➡️ Reducing salt consumption by just 15% could save millions of lives.

🧂 If we cut our salt intake by just ½ teaspoon a day, which can be achieved simply by avoiding salty foods and not adding salt to what we’re eating, we might prevent:
22% of stroke deaths
16% of fatal heart attacks

➡️ That’s potentially more than if we were able to successfully treat people with blood pressure pills!

An intervention in our kitchen may be more powerful than an intervention in our pharmacy. One little dietary tweak might help us more than billions of dollars worth of drugs.

Pre-order a copy of the revised and updated tenth anniversary edition of How Not to Die today. Learn more at https://see.nf/3RtYuWK.

Watch the video "Salt of the Earth: Sodium and Plant-Based Diets" at http://bit.ly/2O0lLgg to learn more.

PMIDs: 23760055, 21474174, 1827353, 20089957

10/14/2025

Colore**al cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for men and women combined, after lung cancer. So, if you don’t smoke, colon and re**al cancer may be your greatest cancer nemesis.

We can drop our risk of getting it by about a fifth with a single dietary tweak: Cut a serving of processed meat out of our daily diet. Not just colon and re**al cancers either. If you look at the science since the IARC decision was published, processed meat may also increase the risk of prostate cancer, breast cancer, and pancreatic cancer.

Watch the video “How Much Cancer Does Processed Meat Cause?” at https://bit.ly/3MbdgAG
Cancer guidelines: https://see.nf/3ZtyVd1

PMIDs: 29949327, 27780763, 31198660, 28450127, 20669524

09/30/2025

A 🆕 ACC Scientific Statement on Inflammation and highlights new groundbreaking research linking inflammation and provides consensus-based recommendations for evaluation, treatment and prevention reflecting this new era.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4nUui5w