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How to Safely Exercise With POTS, According to Experts

Jun 10, 2024 | self.com | Kevin S. Shah |Cindy Kuzma

Physical therapist and strength coach Susie Spirlock, DPT, played sports and exercised her whole life. “I placed a large part of my identity in what I could do in the gym,” she tells SELF. But after she got COVID in 2020, symptoms like fatigue, brain fog, and shortness of breath lingered. A year after getting sick, her heart rate would spike into the 130s when she was simply sitting on the couch. And when she tried to work out, she felt dizzy, faint, and nauseous.
What to Know About POTS, a Condition Marked by Dizziness and Fatigue That’s Often Misdiagnosed

May 28, 2024 | self.com | Julia Sullivan |Kevin S. Shah

Back in 2014, Hailey Hudson was a healthy, active 16-year-old. She worked out several days per week and played competitive softball. Despite having Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), which caused her to have hypermobility in her joints, “I was in the best shape of my life,” she tells SELF. Around that time, Hudson underwent surgery for her condition. Her first practice back after the operation, things felt…off. “I was running the bases and couldn't breathe. It felt like my throat was closing up.
6 Signs of Heart Problems Even Young People Should Know

May 8, 2024 | self.com | Kevin S. Shah |Julia Sullivan

On any given day, you might find yourself in a few situations that make you think twice about your ticker. Perhaps you climbed a flight of stairs only to find yourself panting at the top, or it took you slightly (okay, several minutes) longer to finish a run you used to speed through. Maybe you even noticed your heartbeat racing and thought, Am I out of shape? Is it anxiety? Or is something more serious going on?
What Does Smoking Weed Really Do to Your Heart?

Feb 26, 2024 | self.com | Kevin S. Shah |Ali Finney

It's 2024, and you’re just out here trying to give a damn. Perhaps you’ve considered making the “healthy” swaps that talking-head docs on TV have promised will fix everything: fish instead of red meat, dark chocolate for milk, water for soda. Maybe you've even subbed out wine for weed, especially since research shows that drinking alcohol can be really hard on your heart.
7 Ways to Lower Your Blood Pressure Without Medication

Feb 22, 2024 | self.com | Kevin S. Shah |Lauren Del Turco

While plenty of health conditions make you painfully aware of their presence via any number of impossible-to-ignore symptoms, high blood pressure (a.k.a. hypertension) can be a sneakier beast. You can literally walk around all day, every day without a clue that your blood pressure numbers are higher than they should be—many people don’t have physical symptoms that they can feel.
Here’s How the Flu Can Lead to Serious Heart Problems

Feb 13, 2024 | self.com | Kevin S. Shah |Lauren Del Turco

Unless you’ve had the flu recently enough that the sheer misery is fresh in your mind, you might think it’s not that big a deal. But while plenty of people who get influenza simply spend enough time in bed to rewatch the entire Game of Thrones series (speaking from experience here) and then move on with their lives, the virus can be much more than a wintertime nuisance.
Why You Might Have a Higher Risk of Heart Disease as a Black Person—And What to Do About It

Dec 20, 2023 | self.com | Kevin S. Shah |Ade Onibada

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US, and it’s held that spot for decades. But there’s a disparity deeply rooted in this epidemic that’s not talked about enough: Black people make up roughly 12% of the US population—but account for at least 22% of all heart disease-related deaths. In fact, Black people are twice as likely to die from cardiovascular disease as white folks.1The reasons are complicated but also familiar.
3 Things You Can Do to Reduce Your Heart Disease Risk If It Runs in Your Family

Dec 13, 2023 | self.com | Kevin S. Shah |Tina Donvito

Just like you can inherit the shape of your nose from your dad or curly hair from your mom, certain health conditions—like heart disease—can also be a family trait. Many people don’t know their biological relatives, and there’s no crystal ball into the future for anyone. However, if you do know your family’s medical history—and a lot of them have had heart attacks, strokes, or other cardiovascular problems—you might be nervous about what’s to come.
4 Types of Cholesterol That Affect Your Heart Health (and What to Do About Them)

Dec 12, 2023 | self.com | Kevin S. Shah |Ayana Underwood |Jenna Ryu |Amy Norton

When you think about cholesterol -if you think about it at all-your mind probably jumps to its effect on your heart disease risk, particularly if your doctor has said your levels aren't where they should be. It's more than a little anxiety-inducing when blood test results come back with a laundry list of terms-LDL, HDL, triglycerides-followed by hard-to-interpret numbers. What does it all mean?
3 Black Women Share the Symptoms That Led to Their Heart Failure Diagnoses

Dec 8, 2023 | self.com | Kevin S. Shah |Jess Sims

If you’re experiencing heart failure, which happens when your heart can’t pump enough blood to support your body, you might not know it right away. The condition’s subtler symptoms, like fatigue, nausea, and low appetite,1 can sometimes seem like the result of an extra tiring week at work or even a stomach bug. If the signs of heart failure aren’t obvious, you might live with it for years without knowing.