When it comes to heart disease, knowledge is power. The sooner you are aware of your heart condition or potential for a heart condition, the better able you will be to seek the treatment needed to minimize or avoid a catastrophic event. There are two primary underlying causes of heart disease. The first is related […]
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It’s not often that a movie about open heart surgery lands on a major streaming service, but the other night as I scrolled through Netflix I came across a movie titled “Open Heart.” Open Heart follows the journey of professional hockey player Henrik Lundqvist as he deals with the aftermath of open heart surgery and
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Of all of the organs in my body – roughly 80 of them – there is one that has had the most life-changing impact on me in recent years. That is my aorta. I say that there are roughly 80 organs because if you ask Google, you will be told that there are 78 organs
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Recently, my 6-year-old and I made chocolate chip cookies. These weren’t just any chocolate chip cookies; they were the world’s greatest chocolate chip cookies—the perfect texture, the perfect combination of semi-sweet and dark chocolate, and just the right amount of Maldon sea salt. These are the kind of cookies that you would find sold in
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In the quest for better health and wellness, we often focus on tangible actions: more exercise, healthier eating, and adequate sleep. Yet, there’s a less tangible but equally important component to our well-being: mindfulness. To me, mindfulness and its contribution to overall mental and emotional well-being is the secret sauce, the foundation of the pillars
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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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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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