For some families, food is as integral a part of their lives and culture as their language or religion. We use food to celebrate momentous occasions and to comfort broken hearts. Unfortunately, many eventually learn that some of their favorite comfort foods are not promoting their heart health. We may never understand why some of […]
Category: Heart Health
These 5 Habits are Essential to Healthy Living
We all desire to be healthy, but to achieve our best personal health, we have to be willing to commit to some specific healthy living habits. The great thing about going on a healthy living journey is that the keys to living well are much simpler than the diet and fitness industries make it seem. […]
Coumadin: The Commonly Known But Infrequently Understood Drug
It is not uncommon for medical terminology to make it into the common vernacular without most of us having any idea what it means. Consider for example the term EKG. Hopefully, you’ve learned a little something about EKGs from following along with this blog, but there was probably a long period of time where you […]
6 Sleep Tips That Promote Heart Health
Most people are clear on how diet and exercise impact their heart health. A sedentary lifestyle and a high-fat diet are usually the first things to go when someone is trying to improve their heart health. But, did you know that getting good sleep is also an important factor in having a healthy heart? Sleep […]
These Apps Will Aid Your Pursuit Of Heart Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed the way we live our lives, and for many of us, it will be hard to return to our old ways. Many of us have learned over the last several months how to realign our lives so that we can maintain some normalcy while rarely leaving home. Depending on […]
4 Stress Management Tools That Also Promote Heart Health
We’ve spent most of 2020 bombarded with COVID-19, listening to the constant news cycle talk about the presidential elections, and more. It’s been a long year, and many people have turned to old, unhealthy ways to calm their stress. As mentally taxing as stress can be, it is also very physically taxing. One of our […]