Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally, responsible for approximately 20.5 million deaths per year. This topic covers the science of heart health, risk factors, protective strategies, and the global patterns that explain why some populations thrive while others suffer disproportionately from heart disease.
Created: 2/10/2026, 12:17:38 AM
- Get preventive screening for blood pressure and cholesterol 5
- Eat whole, minimally processed foods as your daily staple 5
- Reduce sugar and eliminate sugar-sweetened beverages 5
- Practice portion control and stop eating before you are full 5
- Eat fermented foods daily to support gut and heart health 5
- Avoid binge drinking and prefer wine with meals if you drink 4
- Build physical activity into daily life through walking 5
- Manage chronic stress through social connection and relaxation 4
- Get 7 hours of sleep aligned with your cultural norm 4
- Drink green tea or coffee daily for polyphenol protection 4
- Walk as transport, not exercise - like the Japanese and Danish 5
- Eat fermented foods at every meal like Koreans and Japanese 5
- Never eat alone - make every meal a social ritual 5
- Practice daily bathing rituals for blood pressure and stress 5
- Join or create a lifelong social support circle like Okinawa's moai 5
- Take a short afternoon nap like the Greeks and Spanish 5
- Drink herbal tea 2-3 times daily as the Greeks and Japanese do 5
- Spend time in nature deliberately like the Japanese practice shinrin-yoku 4
- Cook with spices daily like Indian, Mediterranean, and Asian cultures 4
- Alternate hot and cold exposure like the Nordic sauna tradition 4
- Accept imperfection and cultivate purpose like wabi-sabi and ikigai 4
- Use ginseng and adaptogenic herbs as Koreans and Peruvians do 4
- Drink wine with food, never alone - the Mediterranean rule 4
- Use bitter herbs and digestifs before or after meals 4