This Stroke Risk Factor Hides in Your Heart
APR 26, 2024Could you be walking around with a tiny hole in your heart and not know it? That’s the case for one in four people, due to an anatomic condition.
Read MoreWith the weather changing, staying at home due to COVID-19, and the upcoming holidays it may be difficult to find the motivation to exercise and stay active.
Exercise is one of the most powerful tools we have for staying physically and mentally healthy. The current recommendation for adults is that we get a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week. So get creative and make a plan. Schedule your exercise, workout as a family, try something new, change it up, work more steps into your day.
Exercise boosts our immune system, eases stress and anxiety, can lower blood pressure, cholesterol, manage diabetes, and help keep those dreaded holiday pounds away.
Make your 2021 resolution to get and stay fit! Seek help if you need motivation to exercise and stay active. This winter and holiday season, give yourself the gift of exercise! Not sure where to start? Try these tips:
Could you be walking around with a tiny hole in your heart and not know it? That’s the case for one in four people, due to an anatomic condition.
Read MoreA healthy lifestyle is very important to protect the electrical system of the heart. Once it gets damaged, the heart may have little ability to recover.
Read MoreThe liver normally breaks down alcohol, but if the amount of alcohol consumed exceeds the liver's ability to break it down, toxins can build up to cause liver damage over time.
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