Cardiovascular disease, or heart disease, is an umbrella term that encompasses several illnesses, including coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction (i.e., heart attack), cardiac arrhythmias, and peripheral artery disease. According to…
Heart Health
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Understanding the relationship between diet, cholesterol, blood pressure, and heart health is essential! Especially nowadays, when sedentary lifestyle and fast foods are a usual part of our lives!
Supporting and maintaining your heart and cardiovascular system healthy means that you decrease the risk of heart disease, stroke, heart attack, and other life-threatening related conditions.
The articles in this sub-category provide you with practical, science-based information that helps you take better care of your heart, arteries, and blood pressure.
Heart valve defects often go undetected for a long time. They usually appear slowly due to normal wear and tear. Young people can also get hurt – for example, after…
Congenital heart diseases are the heart’s structural abnormalities that occur during the development of the fetus. CHDs are divisible into two categories: Acyanotic congenital heart diseases Cyanotic heart diseases (or…

“Hypertension is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease and premature death worldwide”. [1] It is one of the most important risk factors in the development of kidney disease, stroke, and…

According to the CDC, about 655.000 people in the United States die yearly from heart disease. Or in other words, 1 in every 4 deaths is caused by heart disease.…

According to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 12% of adults age 20 or older have high total cholesterol levels. [1] Before figuring out why these…

High blood pressure, or “hypertension” is very common. The World Health Organization estimates that hypertension is responsible for 7.5 million deaths worldwide each year. [1] About 30% of people in…

According to the CDC, more than 102 million American adults have higher total cholesterol levels than the healthy recommendation,and 35 million of those individuals are at significantly high risk of…


According to the US Center for Science in the Public Interest, unhealthy diet habits account for around 678.000 deaths in the US every year. [1] Besides, an unhealthy diet can…

According to 2018 data reported by the American Heart Association, more than 100 million Americans suffer from high blood pressure. Or in other words, every third person you meet may…
In RawBeautySource articles, we have often mentioned the terms ‘good’ and ‘bad cholesterol. Often, people are surprised when they hear ‘good cholesterol’ because the cholesterol itself has really bad fame.…