The Surprising Link Between Mental Health and Heart Health
Experiencing a heart attack changes life in an instant. What seemed important before the health crisis suddenly fades into the background, as the top priority becomes helping the weakened heart to heal. Life is then full of tests, following up with medical appointments, adjusting to new medications, and implementing dietary changes and an exercise regimen, […]
Where to Find Home Care Support After Heart Surgery
During National Heart Month, there are two important ways you can give your heart some love: understand how to maintain heart health, and know how home care support can help you recuperate if you’ve experienced issues with your heart. Take Care of Your Heart These basic steps can help maintain heart fitness by keeping cholesterol […]
Lower Your Cholesterol for Better Health with These Tips
Hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, LDLs, and HDLs: what exactly do these terms mean, and are they putting you at risk for a heart attack? Although the terminology may very well be confusing, it’s important to understand the fundamentals of cholesterol and its impact on our heart health – and more importantly, what practical actions you can take […]
How to Improve Quality of Life After a Heart Attack
After enduring a heart attack, it’s commonplace to undergo a variety of emotions and thoughts: relief that the experience is over, uncertainty about what may possibly have brought about the attack, and fear about the chance of it happening yet again, just to name a few. The good news is there are measures that heart […]
The Heart of the Matter: Managing Life with High Blood Pressure
Aging and high blood pressure seem to go hand in hand, with the risks escalating for those over age 65. Once a senior reaches age 75, an average of 67% and 79% will face the challenges of high blood pressure. And the resulting consequences can be grave: from chronic stroke, heart attack and heart failure […]
Would You Recognize These Warning Signs of a Heart Attack?
Since the stores are overflowing with heart-shaped everything in honor of Valentine’s Day, it is the perfect reminder for each of us to take care of our hearts, and in particular, to be able to detect the indicators of a heart attack and to know precisely what to do if we believe a senior loved […]
Do You Know Your Heart Attack Risk Score?
Heart attack: just hearing those words can make your heart beat faster, and rightfully so. Heart attacks strike as many as a quarter of a million Americans each year, and of those, over 100,000 result in death. Since, as the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, it’s important for […]
Send a Love Letter to Your Heart This Valentine’s Day with Improved Heart Health!
We only have one, and it’s important to treat it with all the love and care we can! Keeping our heart healthy is vital for all of us, but for seniors in particular, it can take a little extra effort to prevent serious complications such as heart disease, heart attacks, high blood pressure and more. […]