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Eating well and keeping physically active is important for all women. Here are some healthy tips for women at all ages and stages to keep your heart in top shape.

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What if we could predict who is vulnerable to heart disease before their symptoms start? That’s the focus of a long-term study in Canterbury, involving 3400 heart-healthy volunteers.

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As we learn more about the wide-ranging health benefits of a healthy gut, we question the links with our heart health.

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We know nutrition can be confusing. Our experts answer your common food and nutrition questions with evidence-based advice.

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As part of our focus on women’s heart health this month, our Medical Director, Dr Gerry Devlin, addresses the issue of heart disease risk factors and menopause.

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Well-known New Zealand entrepreneur, businessman, husband, father and grandfather, Mike Pero, thought he was bulletproof until a wake-up call set him on a path to take extra care of his heart.

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Denise spent years caring for others as a nurse and midwife. But last November when she felt pain in her teeth calling an ambulance didn’t seem necessary. Little did she know it was the start of a heart attack. A life-saving emergency quadruple bypass followed. Denise shares her story to…

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Gardening is a great way to improve your heart health and your mental wellbeing. From growing a few plants in pots on your windowsill or balcony to something more sizeable, there will be positive benefits for both your heart and mind.

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Rosemary Harris has more reason than most to volunteer as a collector for the Heart Foundation Big Heart Appeal in February 2023. Unfortunately, she knows first-hand what it’s like to suffer from a heart condition.

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New research is investigating if some antidepressants affect blood cholesterol and blood clotting, which could inform treatments for people with both depression and heart disease.

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When Bryan went to hospital for a stress test, concerned staff wouldn’t let him leave again. Here is his recap of what happened that day and after, as told to the Heart Foundation in a phone interview.

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When Kevin felt a bit of pain in his chest, he never suspected it was his heart. After all, he wasn’t just a bit fit, he was ‘really’ fit.

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