4. Olive oil This is one of the reasons the Mediterranean diet is so healthy: olive oil. In addition to the health-promoting oleic acid – an omega-9 fatty acid – olive oil contains a high amount of polyphenols. These secondary plant substances act antioxidant like anti-inflammatory – two properties that have a protective effect on … Read more
Our heart is the engine of our life. It works at its best day in and day out and continuously pumps blood through our body throughout our lives. On average, it beats about 100,000 times a day in order to supply our whole organism and every cell with enough oxygen and nutrients. If our heart … Read more
This is one of the diseases that we can most easily prevent with a healthy lifestyle, but which can also be caused just as easily by an unhealthy diet: arteriosclerosis – also known as hardening of the arteries. However, it is not calcium that accumulates in the vessel walls, but LDL cholesterol, which gradually narrows … Read more
Why do men have different symptoms than women? Since women live longer on average than men and the risk of stroke increases with age, women are more likely than men to have a stroke in absolute terms. In addition, there are also sex-specific differences in the course of the disease and in the symptoms that … Read more
If you are overweight, your heart and blood vessels also suffer – especially in the quartet with high blood pressure, sugar and lipid metabolism disorders. Heart Foundation experts explain how weight loss works in the long run. Being overweight promotes the development of heart disease. Cardiologists have been pointing this out for a long time. … Read more
What are circulatory disorders? A circulatory disorder is arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) in which the blood vessels are no longer permeable enough to allow the passage of blood. Due to circulatory disorders, the oxygen supply to the muscles of the extremities deteriorates. Arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) generally causes the circulatory disorder. Arteries in the … Read more