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    A hot drink that breaks down cholesterol

    June 3, 2023 - By 

    The body must maintain a delicate balance of cholesterol – too much of the “bad” kind can clog arteries, causing a host of serious health problems.   Fortunately, there is a hot drink on hand to help you lower your high cholesterol levels: green tea.   Green tea originates from China, where the leaves are heat treated using the roasting method, and Japan, where the leaves are more commonly steamed.   It is exceptionally rich in flavonoids that can help boost your heart health by lowering bad cholesterol and reducing blood clotting.   It has been proven that flavonoids have…

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    Smoking increases the risk of heart attacks in young people

    May 9, 2023 - By 

    Researchers from Britain said that young smokers are eight times more likely to have a heart attack than their age non-smokers. A British study showed that young adult smokers are eight times more likely to suffer a major heart attack than their peers who never smoked or who quit smoking. Lead researcher Dr Ever Grech, from the South Yorkshire Heart Center at Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, said many people underestimate the health risks associated with smoking.   “A lot of patients seem to be aware that there are some risks of heart attacks with smoking, but they don’t know that…