Tag Archives: Heart Health
How to empower the women in your life to live longer

How to empower the women in your life to live longer

by The Wellness Advisor on May 8, 2012 in Beauty, Fitness, General Wellness, Nutrition

This month, as we do each May, we celebrate the women in our lives. Mother’s Day, Sunday May 13, kicks off National Women’s Health Week which ends on May 19. While flowers and cards are nice, this is also a great time to demonstrate how much you care by encouraging your mom, wife, sister, aunt [...]

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Five great ideas for celebrating American Heart Month

Five great ideas for celebrating American Heart Month

by The Wellness Advisor on February 2, 2012 in General Wellness, What's New

February is American Heart Month, when we draw attention to the fact that heart disease is still the leading cause of death in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control: • In 2010, an estimated 785,000 Americans had a new coronary attack, and about 470,000 had a recurrent attack. • About every [...]

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Ignoring the Dentist Could Lead to Hearth Trouble

Ignoring the Dentist Could Lead to Heart Trouble

by Kimberly Lord Stewart on April 28, 2011 in 2011 Spring/Summer, General Wellness

If you’ve been avoiding the dentist, don’t be surprised, if during your annual checkup, your doctor checks your teeth as well as your heart. Medical research is honing in on evidence that when teeth are healthy, so goes the heart. Physicians and dentists say the evidence is more than the stuff made of tooth fairies. [...]

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It’s Not Okay To Hibernate This Winter

by Dr. Felicia Stoler on January 23, 2011 in 2010 Fall (Fall '10/Winter '11), Fitness

For many people, their weight isn’t the only thing that goes up each winter and down each spring. Their physical fitness also yo-yos. So many adults fall into this trap that getting into shape each spring is almost a national ritual. This cyclical change isn’t okay! You need your heart to be healthy all year [...]

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