How Exercise Promotes Heart Health

Your diet is key to improving and maintaining heart health, but exercise also plays an important role. Your doctor can help you create and maintain a set of fitness goals based on your medical history, lifestyle, personal desires and abilities. Most exercise programs...

Healthy Heart Desserts for Summer

Ah, summer. It’s a time for pool parties, for popsicles dripping in the heat, for ice-cream and cookouts. And for heart patients, it’s often a minefield of parties and gatherings with tables loaded with forbidden treats. Anyone following a heart-healthy diet knows it...

Heart-Healthy Food for the Summer

Summer can be a difficult time to stick to a heart-healthy diet, from BBQs with the family, beer by the pool, and rich desserts on the buffet. It’s also the best possible time to reorganize your diet and create a heart-healthy food menu that satisfies your taste buds...

How to Prepare for Your Heart Surgery

Facing heart surgery can be a challenging experience. Good preparation not only maximizes your chances for a fast recovery, it helps to calm the nerves and provide you with a sense of control over what’s happening. Follow your doctor’s instructions carefully for the...

Healthy Heart Habits For You

Keeping a healthy heart means more than seeing your doctor regularly. Healthy lifestyle choices can help keep your ticker thumping along longer. Taking some simple steps in your every-day life is the best way to improve your heart health. Healthy Heart Tip #1: Eat...