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The Best Ways to Lower Triglycerides
Getting your triglycerides back into a healthy range often requires a one-two punch: healthier habits plus medication. We'll walk you through your options.

Have High Triglycerides? What You Need to Know About Omega-3s
We'll just go ahead and say it: Omega-3s may be your magic bullet for high triglycerides. Learn how much—and what type—to take.

Gestational Diabetes Can Cause Heart Defects
If you devlop gestational diabetes during pregnancy, it's vital that you keep blood sugar levels in check to prevent serious heart conditions in your child.

Top Heart-Healthy Potassium-Rich Foods
Potassium is an essential part of a nutritious, heart-healthy diet. Find the right foods at your grocery store that will add more potassium to your meals.

Are Beta Blockers Safe to Use in Early Pregnancy?
Beta blockers, the class of drugs that helps control heart rhythm, treat angina, and reduce high blood pressure, are safe to use in the first trimester of pregnancy and are not associated with a significant risk of birth defects.

Should You Say No to Paleo?
A new Australian study found people who followed the so-called “caveman diet” had twice the amount of a key biomarker linked to heart disease. Here’s what you need to know.

It's Time to Rethink That Aspirin-a-Day
Have you heard? There are brand new guidelines regarding taking aspirin to help prevent heart disease. Here’s what you need to know.

These Eating Habits Could Endanger Your Heart
When (and if) you eat certain meals throughout the day could have serious implications for your cardiovascular health, according to new research.

Eat Your Way to Stronger Heart
Heart failure is a serious condition that affects millions of adults in the U.S., but this new study gives us one clear-cut way to lower our risk.

Simple Swaps to Healthy Up Your Diet
How to kick processed foods out of your life—and save your heart too.