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Daily Fit Tip: Cut out salt and use herbs instead

The American Heart Association has recently put out a call to all Americans to cut their salt intake by 50%. Removing your salt shaker from your ... Read More »

Health experts have issues new fitness guidelines

The American Heart Association and the American College of Sports Medicine have issued some new exercise guidelines and have clarified some of the old ... Read More »

Strength training still an awesome way to be healthy

Strength and resistance training is known to be good for your cardiovascular system and body in general, and the American Heart Association has just ... Read More »

Mediterranean diet could prevent lung disease

Last month, Brian wrote about how the Mediterranean diet may prevent childhood asthma. Now another study has found that it may not be too late for ... Read More »

"Face the Fats" to protect your heart health

Trans fats, saturated fats, unsaturated fats, poly and monounsaturated fats, good fats, bad fats...not only are there a lot of different kinds of ... Read More »

Heart health and the Mediterranean Diet

Heart attack patients have typically been put on low-fat diets to help prevent a recurrence in the future, but that may no longer necessarily be the ... Read More »

No mouth-to-mouth for heart attack victims

Did you know that when witnessing a person having a heart attack, only 3 out of 4 bystanders will perform CPR? The American Heart Association knew ... Read More »

Checklist may prevent sudden death in student athletes

The next time your student athlete heads in for their physical (usually necessary to participate in a school sport), you may find his or her doctor ... Read More »

Go Red for Women Day -- February 2nd!

Wear red on Friday and support the American Heart Association in their Go Red for Women campaign. Not everyone realizes that heart disease is the ... Read More »

Start! American Heart Association kicks off walking campaign

With the help of actress and spokesperson Jane Seymour, the American Heart Association is kicking off a new walking campaign called "Start!" Americans ... Read More »