Dr. Tejas V. Patel, Author at Dr. Tejas V. Patel

16Feb 2017

5 Facts to Know About Your Cholesterol

How is your Cholesterol these days? Not sure? Don’t worry because you are not alone. Most people don’t have any idea about their risk for heart disease. What’s even more threatening? Cholesterol can start to clog your arteries as early as your twenties in this generation. And this is a potential threat to major heart […]

03Feb 2017

Breakfast – The most important meal of the day for your heart, says The American Heart Association

Why you should never skip breakfast? We already said that never skip breakfast for a healthy heart. Now this statement has been proved by The American Heart Association. When you live a busy lifestyle, it can be hard to make time for breakfast, but new research suggests it could be very worthwhile indeed to ensure […]

01Feb 2017

The Case for Eating Cheese is Stronger Than Ever

Source: TIME

05Jan 2017

Myths & Facts About Intermittent Fasting

Intermittent Fasting involves alternating cycles of fasting and eating. “Fasting” may make you think of “starving.” But intermittent fasting is more about cutting way back on calories for short time periods. Doing so seems to affect your hunger and cravings over time. We’ve already learned about the “Intermittent Fasting” above. But beware don’t be fooled […]

18Oct 2016

Foods to avoid while having High Blood Pressure

Nutrition and daily food is the main factor of our life that helps in controlling and curing the diseases, especially cardio vascular diseases. If you are suffering from prehypertension or high blood pressure, you can lower your blood pressure by taking an extra care on what you eat. We’d like to share a list of […]

03Oct 2016

6 Tasty & Heart Healthy Breakfast Ideas for your Fast Life

Everyone should eat breakfast. Don’t skip it. “Skipping breakfast may lead to one or more risk factors, including obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes, which may in turn lead to a heart attack over time,” – Leah E. Cahill, Ph.D. (study lead author and Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Nutrition at […]

27Sep 2016

Global Snapshot of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Facts

Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is the world’s most common cause of death. It is commonly referred as heart disease or stroke. Do you know, why it has now become critical to take action on CVDs? Here’s an infographic on cardiovascular disease facts. Infographic Source: www.worldheartday.org

19Sep 2016

You Could Be Having a Silent Heart Attack!

“Just like the name implies, a silent heart attack is a heart attack that has either no symptoms or minimal symptoms or unrecognized symptoms, but it is like any other heart attack where blood flow to a section of the heart is temporarily blocked and can cause scarring and damage to the heart muscle.” – […]

16Aug 2016

How is a Stroke related to Coronary Heart Disease?

Yes, Coronary heart disease (angina and heart attack) and a stroke are co-related and can be caused by the same problem, called atherosclerosis. Let’s understand what’s a “Stroke”? Stroke – It occurs when blood flow to an area of brain is cut off. Our brain need a constant supply of blood to keep it working […]

05Aug 2016

"5 Fatty Foods" That Are Actually Healthy For Your Heart

Fats. The word has earned a bad name in the health and diet world. But the fact is that not every fat is bad for your health and cardiovascular systems. Many foods contain ‘healthy fats’ which are actually essential for your body and heart for a good metabolism. Greg Cornthwaite, nutritional expert at London’s Embody […]