Winchester&Basingstoke Cardiology

10/01/2026

08/08/2025

New BLOG Post ⬇️ - 'From Couch to 5k: How Running Reboots Cardiovascular Health'

https://drbart.co.uk/from-couch-to-5k-how-running-reboots-cardiovascular-health/

30/01/2025

30/12/2024

12 Heart-Healthy 🫀 Foods (+ 7 interesting questions) in new blog - www.drbart.co.uk/blog

Fatty fish (still recommended?), Nuts, Berries, Leafy Green Vegetables, Oats and Whole Grains, Legumes and pulses, Avocados, Dark Chocolate, Olive oil, Green Tea, Tomatoes, Soy Products and Coffee - all described in the blog post above.

And a few interesting questions about what's good for our Hearts 🫀.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

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09/12/2024

06/12/2024

THE ROLE OF EXERCISE IN CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH: HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? - new blog post www.drbart.co.uk/blog

One of the questions answered below and way more interesting data in the new BLOG Post ⬇️.

https://drbart.co.uk/the-role-of-exercise-in-cardiovascular-health-how-much-is-enough/

Is EXERCISING in the MORNING better for Your Heart?

– The answer is YES, according to a study published in November 2022 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. (https://academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurjpc/zwac239/6814439)

– Study participants who were physically active in late morning had 16% lower risk of coronary artery disease (HR: 0.84, 95%CI: 0.77, 0.92) and 17% lower risk of stroke (HR: 0.83, 95%CI: 0.70, 0.98) in comparison to individuals who were physically active at midday.

– Interestingly these effects were more pronounced in female participants.

– It was a large trial, which included 86657 individuals with mean age of 61.6, mean BMI of 26.6 and 58% females.

– The follow up lasted for 6 years and 3707 cardiovascular events were noted.

– The researchers concluded:

‘Irrespective of total physical activity, morning physical activity was associated with lower risks of incident cardiovascular diseases, highlighting the potential importance of chronoactivity in CVD prevention.’

22/11/2024