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STEALTH HEALTH | 10 Easy Hacks to Sneak Health and Wellness into Your Daily Routine

Leave a Comment / Fitness, Heart Smarts, Mindfulness, Nutrition / Brian Morel

In today’s fast-paced world, maintaining good health can seem like a daunting task, especially with the myriad of guidelines such as 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week, 10,000 steps per day (with guidelines varying by source and the understanding that research shows significant benefits starting as low as 7-8k), 7-9 hours of sleep, 8-15.5 […]

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SLEEP SMARTS | Sleeping Your Way to Heart Health

Leave a Comment / Heart Smarts, Sleep / Brian Morel

One of the best – and arguably easiest – things you can do for your heart health and overall well-being is sleep. However, a good night’s sleep remains elusive for many. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that more than 1 in 3 Americans sleep less than the minimum recommended 7 hours per night.

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STAYING ALIVE| Understanding your Risk for Heart Disease

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Many topics might be considered sexier than writing or reading about the risk of heart disease. I’m sure you would prefer to read about how a vacation in the Maldives can help lower your risk of heart disease, and I’m certain there is a strong case to be made. But nothing is sexier than helping

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TRACK YOUR HEALTH | Harnessing Wearables for a Healthier Heart

Leave a Comment / Gear, Heart Smarts / Brian Morel

Famous author and management guru Peter Drucker said: “You Can’t Manage What You Don’t Measure.” While he was referring to running a business, the same thinking can be applied to your health. With the rise of wearables, we are more empowered than ever to harness the power of technology on our wrists to measure various

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UNDERSTANDING INFLAMMATION | How Does It Contribute to Heart Disease?

Leave a Comment / Heart Smarts / Brian Morel

When it comes to maintaining good health, certain truths are taken at face value and may not be well-understood by the general population. For me, inflammation is one of them. People may generally understand that inflammation is bad, but why is it bad, what is the relationship to heart disease, and what can we do

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HOW TO SAVE YOUR LIFE | Proactive Steps Against Heart Disease

Leave a Comment / Heart Smarts / Brian Morel

Most people have heard that heart disease is the #1 killer. This often gets reported when someone noteworthy suffers a cardiac event which seems to happen all too frequently these days. But it’s not just a disease of the famous, in fact one person dies every 33 seconds in the U.S. from cardiovascular disease.

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