Limit Outdoor Activity on High Air Pollution Days for Heart and Lung Health
Globally, air pollution is the second leading killer of humanity. What can we do about it?
All Videos for Heart Rate
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How to Improve Your Heart Rate Variability
A healthy heart doesn’t beat like a metronome.
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Is Ozempic (Semaglutide) Safe? Does It Increase Cancer Risk?
How common are serious potential side effects of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, such as suicide, pancreatitis, bowel obstruction, thyroid cancer, and pancreatic cancer?
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How to Strengthen the Mind-Body Connection
Slow-paced breathing at the right frequency can result in a vagal nerve activation, which may have a variety of beneficial effects.
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Slow Your Beating Heart: Beans vs. Exercise
A cup a day of beans, chickpeas, or lentils for three months may slow resting heart rate as much as exercising for 50 hours on a treadmill.
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Finger on the Pulse of Longevity
To maximize our lifespan, the target resting heart rate may be one beat a second or less.
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Lavender for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
In a double-blind study, lavender oil worked as well as the valium-like drug lorazepam (Ativan) for relief of persistent anxiety, though there are concerns about estrogenic effects.
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Red Fish, White Fish; Dark Fish, Atrial Fibrillation
The consumption of dark fish (such as salmon, swordfish, bluefish, mackerel, and sardines) may increase our risk of atrial fibrillation—an irregular heartbeat rhythm associated with stroke, dementia, heart failure, and a shortened lifespan.
