Healthy Heart Aging - Help Your Heart Age Well

Heart disease can be reversed by changes in diet and lifestyle. Most heart disease is caused by unhealthy eating and activity habits and can be reversed or slowed through making changes.

Dietary fiber has been found to help people live longer by warding off cardiovascular disease and other life-threatening conditions. Find out which foods will give you the fiber boost you need for longevity.

New research suggests chocolate may help you stay slim, despite its high fat and sugar content.

Hemp seeds have not been studied extensively but may offer benefits to treat or prevent cardiovascular disease, hypertension, inflammation, and even cancers.

Standard physical activity recommendations for health are to exercise at a moderate intensity for 30 minutes, 5 times a week. But what amount of exercise really makes a difference to how long you live? Find out the minimum you need to do, to increase your lifespan.

Chocolate is enjoying a growing reputation as a heart-healthy food, because of mounting evidence it can help reduce cardiovascular events like heart attack and stroke. Find out the top health benefits of cocoa and chocolate, which type is healthiest, as well as how much you should consume and how chocolate has been used as medicine, for centuries.

Modern research suggests chocolate may benefit heart health, but cocoa enjoys a rich history of use as medicine, in cultures dating back thousands of years. Find out how cocoa and chocolate were used to treat everything from syphilis to digestion.

Many studies have shown chocolate to reduce blood pressure, and lower cholesterol. Find out what "dose" of chocolate may be the healthiest.

Find out how white noise machines may help promote deeper, and longer, sleep as you age.

Cholesterol indicates your risk for heart disease and other cardiovascular problems. You can reduce your cholesterol through changes in diet and exercise as well as using medication.

A diagnosis of heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure or another cardiovascular illness does not have to mean a slow decline in your health. Take this time to improve your lifestyle, control your illness, and have more health and energy than ever before.

Is low cholesterol too much of a good thing? A study shows that a cholesterol below 150 is linked to and increased chance of getting stomach cancer. No need to panic -- even with the increase, the chance of getting stomach cancer is tiny compared to the chance of having a heart attack or stroke if your cholesterol is too high.

Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to peripheral artery disease, a condition in which fatty deposits prevent the hands and feet from getting enough blood flow. People with low levels of vitamin D have a higher chance of peripheral artery disease.

Learn the top 5 causes of death for men, like heart disease and cancer, and how to prevent them.

Research suggests that eating a high-fiber diet, especially with fiber from whole grains, can help you avoid heart disease and live longer.

Find out what new research says about whether gum or periodontal disease can cause cardiovascular disease, and if improving oral health will help prevent heart problems.