We all know the importance of visiting our primary care doctors and dentists a couple of times a year to maintain our health. But, how often are you seeing your cardiologist? Just as your dental health can impact all areas of your well-being, the health of your cardiovascular system has far-reaching and lasting impacts on […]
Category: Heart Health
Heart-Healthy Exercises That Are Safe to do With a Pacemaker
For many people, pacemaker implantation is a simple surgery with profound implications. Having a pacemaker can change the rest of your life in various ways. Most obviously, pacemaker implantation, which often takes fewer than two hours to complete, provides an instant sense of emotional comfort, knowing that no matter what, a device is in place […]
Living a Healthy Life Goes Beyond Exercise and Diet. Ways to Improve Your Mental Health This Year
We talk a lot about the importance of taking care of your body, especially using exercise and diet as tools for achieving heart health. Those facts will never change, and the things you put in your body will always contribute to or detract from your overall health. However, it’s vital that we also mention mental […]
6 Common Cardiac Diagnostic Services Your Cardiologist May Order For You
If you’re a cardiology patient, your doctor has likely ordered one of these diagnostic services. Here’s what you need to know about each of them.
February is National Heart Month: Tips for Prioritizing Your Heart Health This Year
Happy National Heart Month! Here are some easy and effective things you can do to improve your heart health in the new year.
The Importance of Routine Heart Health Checks
In the midst of the busyness of life, there are certain things that you really must prioritize, and one of those is your heart health.
How to Make Your Holiday Dinner Heart Healthy This Year
Mastering a heart-healthy diet is not always easy. It’s easy to get off track fast when you add to it the complication of lots of delicious, rich holiday foods. For most people, the motivation to make healthy choices is strong. We want to live as long as possible, remain strong and agile, and stick around […]
How Does Having COVID-19 Affect My Heart Health
After more than a year of fighting the global COVID-19 pandemic, you might assume that we would all have a greater understanding of the disease and how it impacts our bodies. The truth is the medical community is getting a better idea of its impacts on patients now and what we can expect in the […]
Low Impact Exercises That May Promote Heart Health
The truth of the matter is, we’re all getting older. But getting older doesn’t have to signal the end of your life as you know it. For years, our culture has told us that as we age, we spend more time doing crossword puzzles on the couch and less time exercising, but these days common […]
Can Consuming More Whole Grain Help to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk?
Wouldn’t it be great if one single food you could eat would help you reduce your cardiovascular risk? Every year a new diet trend proposes one single food as the cure for all of our ailments. Acai, kale, and celery are some of the most recent trends, and the idea is very compelling for most […]