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Exercise lacking as medicine for secondary prevention

Exercise is Medicine….so why don’t some patients get the medicine they need? Cardiac Rehabilitation remains under utilized, is this due to lack of referrals by physicians, lack of insurance so patients...

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Ignoring Heart Disease Won’t Lower Your Risk

Filed under: Recovery from Heart Disease Tagged: cardiac rehabilitation, diet, exercise, heart condition, heart disease, heart health, prevention, risk factors, smoking cessation

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What Go Red for Women means to me

Women and Heart Disease There was a time when it was thought heart disease was  considered largely a man’s disease, when doctor’s rarely looked for coronary heart disease (CHD) in women. Then...

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Fat and Calories

Filed under: diet, fast food, food, healthy choices, muscles, Nutrition, Nutrition, prevention, Recovery from Heart Disease, risk factors, Wellness Tagged: calories, Fat, heart disease, heart health,...

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Breaking up for your health

Filed under: Recovery from Heart Disease Tagged: health, prevention, quitting smoking valentines, risk factors, tobacco cessation

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What are my chances of getting Heart Disease?

The Multiplier Effect 1 risk factor doubles your risk 2 risk factors quadruple your risk 3 or more risk factors can increase your risk more than tenfold By doing just 4 things – eating right, being...

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The Diabetes and Heart Relationship

How does diabetes increase my risk for heart problems? Both type 1 and 2 diabetes accelerate the progression of artherosclerosis – hardening of the arteries.  Having type 1 diabetes increases the risk...

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Making Trails for Exercise

Exercise is all about making trails Recently I encountered a patient who I had worked with 18 years ago, he was back for his second heart procedure. He was very excited to see me to discuss how my...

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What people with heart conditions need to know about Atrial Fibrillation

This progressive and debilitating disease can lead to stroke, heart failure, and Alzheimer’s disease, and can double your risk of death. Afib takes a physical toll, an emotional toll, and a financial...

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Binge drinking and heart risk

History of repeated binge drinking in healthy young adults caused alterations in macro- and microvascular function similar to those seen in individuals with recognized cardiovascular risk factors,...

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