How long will I need to take off work after a heart attack, diagnosis or surgery? How long you have off work depends on: your condition the treatment you have how well you’re recovering the type of ...

Listen to the BHF's podcast, The Ticker Tapes. Guests talk about their experiences of heart and circulatory conditions and how their lives have changed.

Help us continue this and other vital work that funds lifesaving research, by supporting BHF for as little as £2. British Heart Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales (225971), ...

Policy Manager Meg Stapleton analyses the UK Government’s new Cardiovascular Disease Modern Service Framework.

It happens because your heart is not pumping blood efficiently around your body so your muscles and organs do not get the oxygen they need to work properly – leaving you feeling drained, even after a ...

A low-fat diet may be the first thing you think about when it comes to lowering cholesterol. But rather than reducing all fats, it’s more important to get the right types of fats in your diet. Too ...

Inflammation is the body’s natural defence system. Acute inflammation is the body’s immediate response to injuries like a cut or burn. The immune system releases chemicals to increase blood flow and ...

1. It’s a silent killer. If you have high blood pressure, you may not even know about it - that's why high blood pressure is often called the ‘silent killer’. There are rarely any signs or symptoms, ...

During cold weather your blood vessels constrict (vasoconstriction), which causes your blood pressure and heart rate to rise. This means your heart has to work harder to pump blood around your body.

When you’re faced with a stressful situation, your body goes into what’s known as ‘fight or flight’ – a human response to potential danger where the body gets ready so you can physically defend ...

Why is sugar bad for you? Overall, the problem with too much sugar is that it tends to mean your diet will be high in calories (energy) and this can lead to putting on weight. Excess weight increases ...

This study was one of the largest to look at changes to the diet ever conducted. It was carried out by researchers at The George Institute for Global Health and published in The New England Journal of ...