The new guidelines for high blood pressure was recently published by the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC). According to the first comprehensive new high blood pressure guidelines in 14 years, high blood pressure should be...
How Alcohol Affects Cholesterol According to the market research group, Global Data, Nigeria is the world’s leading alcohol drinking country in Africa. Among the disadvantages of excess alcohol consumption, there is unsurprisingly a negative impact on cholesterol...
Perhaps you have a heart disease, perhaps you don’t, perhaps a close relative or a friend does – don’t panic. Anyone can live a healthier, longer life despite heart disease. How? Don’t worry, I’ll get there. Before I do, it is important to note that, unfortunately,...
Many love to believe that our youngsters (adolescents and teenagers) are mostly prone to diseases such as chicken pox and malaria, and not the ‘adult’ diseases such as cardiovascular disease. Unfortunately, this is wrong…very wrong. Children are, indeed, vulnerable to...
What connection is there between food and drink with added sugar and coronary artery disease? Until recently, the question had been inadequately answered by research, but an extensive study from Lund University in Sweden has now contributed important clues. The study...
