As Sir Francis Bacon wrote in 1597, “Knowledge is power.” When it comes to your health, not accumulating as much knowledge as possible is like relinquishing your power. You may not be able to keep yourself from developing certain cardiovascular conditions. Still, with early and accurate information about your risks, you can gather and develop […]
Category: Heart Health
The Mental Health Connection to Your Cardiovascular Health
Our society uses the word heart to describe two parts of the human experience. The physical organ that pumps blood through our bodies and the spirit that makes us who we are. In a cardiovascular practice like ours, we treat patients whose physical heart is unwell, but your emotional heart can just as easily be […]
Top Questions Women Have About Their Cardiovascular Health
With each year that passes, we know more and more about heart health. Of course, there are always more things to learn, but the more we know, the better we can help our patients live lives with heart health as a top priority. One of the subjects within cardiology that we understand better today than we […]
8 Key Components of a Heart Healthy Lifestyle
The American Heart Association has created a list they call Life’s Essential 8. The list is an overview of the eight most important things you can focus on to promote heart health today and for the long term. As we peruse the list, it’s easy to see that the essential eight are not individual bullet […]
Your Top Atrial Fibrillation Questions Answered
We hear medical terminology thrown around so much in our everyday lives that it’s easy to think you know what it means. You can pick up medical lingo by watching ER or Grey’s Anatomy or even just by overhearing commercials during your favorite television show or podcast. One term you may have heard but likely […]
4 Heart Healthy Meals To Enjoy This Winter
What foods come to mind when you think of winter? Most of our minds dance from cheesy casseroles to gravy-laden roasts. Though we live in Florida and can spend 12 months a year enjoying the outdoors, something about winter makes us crave the warmth and coziness we can only get from our favorite fatty winter […]
Reasonable Goals to Set Now for a Healthier You in 2023
Perfectionism is one of the biggest hindrances people encounter on their healthy living journeys. You set the bar so high with a strict diet and exercise routine that you tire yourself out and eventually fall off the healthy living wagon. We see it repeatedly, and this year we’d like nothing more than to see our […]
4 Questions You Should Ask Your Cardiologist During Your Routine Checkup
Has it been a while since the last time you saw your cardiologist? That may be a good sign that you’re feeling well. But we know that preparing for your routine cardio check-up may feel a little daunting. You have so many questions. We know that you want to take good care of yourself. So […]
True or False: Debunking Top Myths About Heart Disease
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. One in every five deaths can be attributed to a condition under the heart disease umbrella. But as prevalent as it is, there is still a lot of misinformation about the disease. We understand that most patients prefer to leave the medicine to […]
Women and Heart Health: What You Need to Know
Each year in the United States, one in every five female deaths is caused by heart disease. We often think of men when we think of heart disease or heart attacks. But women are just as vulnerable to this dangerous disease and have their own set of risk factors and symptoms to worry about. Both men […]