{"id":25391,"date":"2019-11-15T15:02:37","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T04:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=25391"},"modified":"2019-11-15T15:02:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T04:02:41","slug":"taking-ibuprofen-and-other-nsaids-increases-your-chance-of-heart-attack-by-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=25391","title":{"rendered":"Taking Ibuprofen and other NSAIDs Increases Your Chance of Heart Attack by 50%"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"418\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Ibuprofen_Capsules.jpg\" alt=\"Ibuprofen Capsules\" class=\"wp-image-25392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Ibuprofen_Capsules.jpg 798w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Ibuprofen_Capsules-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Ibuprofen_Capsules-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Just because a drug doesn\u2019t require a prescription, doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s harmless or should be taken without careful consideration. A recent study revealed taking ibuprofen and other NSAIDs for even a short period of time can have an adverse effect on your heart health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quick definition: NSAIDs (ie. non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) are used for pain relief, reducing inflammation, bringing down fevers and preventing blood clotting. (1) Common NSAIDS are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin)<br>\nnaproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn)<br>\naspirin<br>\nnabumetone (Relafen)<br>\nCOX-2 inhibitors (Celebrex)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"e88WEnciwP\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theheartysoul.com\/nsaids-heart-attack-study\/\">Taking Ibuprofen and other NSAIDs Can Increase Your Risk of Heart Attack<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Taking Ibuprofen and other NSAIDs Can Increase Your Risk of Heart Attack&#8221; &#8212; The Hearty Soul\" src=\"https:\/\/theheartysoul.com\/nsaids-heart-attack-study\/embed\/#?secret=paMnIRRAf5#?secret=e88WEnciwP\" data-secret=\"e88WEnciwP\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just because a drug doesn\u2019t require a prescription, doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s harmless or should be taken without careful consideration. A recent study revealed taking ibuprofen and other NSAIDs for even a short period of time can have an adverse effect on your heart health. Quick definition: NSAIDs (ie. non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) are used for pain &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=25391\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Taking Ibuprofen and other NSAIDs Increases Your Chance of Heart Attack by 50%&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest","category-health-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25391"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25393,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25391\/revisions\/25393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}