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Managing your weight
Having a healthy weight can reduce your risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases like heart attacks, strokes and vascular dementia. Find out how to measure your weight, what weight you should be and how to reduce your health risks.
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PoTS: what is postural tachycardia syndrome?
Professor Lesley Kavi explains PoTS, a condition that can make you feel dizzy and increase your heart rate after sitting or standing.
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The 5 ways to change your habits that actually work
Want to make a healthy lifestyle change? We share five science-backed ways to help you change your habits.
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Simple motivation tricks: how to stick to your health goals
We share simple tips from a health psychologist on how to get motivated to be healthy. Find out how.
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7 free fitness apps
Getting fit doesn't have to feel like a chore. We've compiled a list of our top free fitness apps that might even make you forget you're working out.
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Yoga and how it can benefit you
Yoga can help you to cope with stress and improve wellbeing as well as helping develop flexibility, strength, balance and co-ordination. And it is suitable for most heart patients too.
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5 tips for coping with a changing body
You may find that your body changes after a heart event. We share expert tips to help you accept your new body.
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RESEARCH
Can oral iron supplements or pentoxifylline improve outcomes in heart failure?King's College London | Dr Darlington Okonko
People with heart failure frequently have low iron levels, which can worsen their symptoms, make exercising difficult and even decrease their life expectancy. This iron deficiency could result because people with heart failure cannot absorb...
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A new way of assessing heart health in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertensionUniversity College London | Dr Vivek Muthurangu
Pulmonary hypertension is a life-threatening condition in which high blood pressure develops in the blood vessels in the lungs. It is not common, but is extremely serious for those who have it - mostly women – because it can cause the heart...
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Running during pregnancy
We’ve teamed up with Full Potential to offer you a guide to the highs and lows of running with a baby on board, and the importance of listening to your body.