Heart Failure Action Plan
If you have been diagnosed with heart failure, following a daily action plan is essential to manage your condition effectively. You can improve your quality of life and maintain your health by taking ...
Heart Health tips
Change Eating Habits to Improve Health
Numerous studies have consistently shown a link between late-night eating and unhealthy eating habits, weight gain, and an increased risk of being overweight or obese. These factors, in turn, can contribute to the development of cardiovascular ...
The Importance of Physical Activity for Diabetics
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for individuals with diabetes, who face double the risk of experiencing a heart attack. Despite advancements in managing other complications related to diabetes, reducing cardiovascular risk ...
Study Reveals Painkiller’s Heart Risks
A recent study published in BMJ has shown that the widely used painkiller diclofenac is linked to a higher risk of major cardiovascular events, including heart attacks and strokes.
Diclofenac, classified as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory d...
Is it a heart Attack or Cardiac Arrest?
Every day people suffer from heart attacks and cardiac arrest and most people simply don’t know the difference.
Here is a great article on the subject reposted from ACLS Medical Training
Is it a HEART ATTACK or CARDIAC ARREST?
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Heart Health News For Women
Mental Stress Harder on Women
Although both men and women get heart attacks, it’s believed that women’s hearts are more vulnerable to emotional stress so researchers at Penn State College of Medicine decided to look into whether there is...
CBD for Heart Disease: Can It Help?
CBD is all the rage right now and all sorts of claims are coming out that state it just might be the miracle cure, even for heart disease but is it?
CBD is the abbreviation for cannabidiol, just one of many cannabinoids, or chemical comp...
Apple Watch ECG App | A Cardiologists View
Last year Apple released an ECG App for the Apple Watch. The ECG application is designed to test for atrial fibrillation (AFib) by monitoring a user’s heart rhythm. AFib is a risk factor for strokes and can indicate that something is wrong an...
Try these 3 things when eating out
Is it unhealthy to dine out?
The vast majority of my patients have one thing in common: they are overweight. And actually, that’s a polite way to put it. In fact, in recent years the rate of obesity in this country has skyrocketed.
As a r...
Egg Whites Lower Blood Pressure
If you’re already eating egg whites to reduce the risk of heart disease, you’re probably lowering your blood pressure as well.
Researchers from Clemson University found that a peptide — a chemical compound containing two or more am...