Heart Health

      Every 5 minutes, somebody has a heart attack in the UK. A heart attack is very serious, and it can be fatal if you don’t get treated straight away. If you ever think you are having a heart attack, you must seek emergency medical assistance.   Although the main symptom of a heart attack is chest pain...

      Your diet is one of the best tools you’ve got for preventing coronary heart disease, one of the biggest killers in the UK.   If improving your heart health is one of your new year’s resolutions, you’ve come to the right place!    We’ve compiled a list of five easy heart-healthy tips for switching up your diet...

      There’s a misconception surrounding high cholesterol - that one has to be overweight and eat an excessive amount of processed foods - however, this isn’t always the case.   Anybody can have high cholesterol, whether they appear visually healthy or not.   If you have high cholesterol, you may have been told to simply alter your diet...

      Blood pressure testing is simple, easy and convenient. You can get a blood pressure check at your GP surgery and certain pharmacies, or you could even purchase a monitor for yourself at home.   Having your own blood pressure monitor can be life-saving, especially if you suffer from hypertension (high blood pressure). That's why we’ve written this helpful...

      Looking after your heart is one of the most important things you can do for your overall health.    According to the British Heart Foundation, heart and circulatory diseases cause around a quarter of all UK deaths - that’s an average of 460 deaths every day.    With World Heart Day just around the corner, we’ve compiled...