Understanding your cholesterol levels - BHF - British Heart …
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Cold hands and feet? 5 tips to improve circulation - BHF
What’s on this page. Poor circulation explained; Signs of poor circulation ; Causes of poor circulation; 5 ways to boost your circulation ; 4 things to avoid if you have poor circulation
9 A heart attack is also called: • acute coronary syndrome • coronary thrombosis • myocardial infarction or MI. A heart attack is a medical emergency.
The best and worst foods for high blood pressure - BHF
If you have high blood pressure (hypertension), one of the tools you can use to help keep it under control is your diet.. In the early 1990s, researchers at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute in the USA created a diet especially with this in mind.
This is a booklet about heart rhythms. It includes information on both normal and abnormal heart rhythms. An abnormal heart rhythm is called an arrhythmia
Shortness of breath: what causes it and how can you manage it?
Top tips for managing breathlessness. Find a comfortable position to ease your breathlessness, such as sitting on a chair leaning forwards, or lying on your side with your head propped up on cushions.
3 breathing exercises to relieve stress - BHF - British Heart …
Whether you’re living with a heart condition, caring for someone who has one, or are concerned about having a heart problem in the future, it’s normal to experience stress.. Breathing exercises can be a powerful way to manage that stress.
10 signs you might have heart and circulatory disease - BHF
Around 4 million males and 3.6 million females in the UK are living with some form of heart or circulatory disease.. But how can you spot the signs of a potential heart problem?
Chest pain: what are the common causes? | BHF - BHF
Less common but serious causes of chest pain. Less common but serious causes of chest pain include aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism and spontaneous coronary artery dissection (also known as SCAD).If you experience any of the symptoms associated with these conditions, you should phone 999 immediately to get medical help.
Dehydration: signs, causes, and tips to drink more water
Does tea or coffee dehydrate you? Tea and coffee are popular drinks that contain caffeine. Although a lot of caffeine can trigger the body to make more pee than normal (diuresis), which can lead to dehydration, a moderate intake (4-5 cups of tea or …