Heart Health

Alternate Ways to Exercise Your Heart

By Healthy Driven Chicago

February is Heart Month, and did you know that your heart is a muscle that needs to be exercised?

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CPR and an AED Saved My Life

By Healthy Driven Chicago

“I’m so grateful Jon was there – it was his CPR and AED training that truly made a difference and saved my life,” Farber says. ...

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Ask These Seven Questions to Learn Your Family’s History of Heart Disease

By Dr. Anish Amin

Here’s an attention-getting fact: If 50% of your family has heart disease before age 50, you are at a 50% higher risk of having heart disease.

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10 Tips for a Heart-Healthy Diet

By Elizabeth Jones, RDN, LDN, CDCES

Following a heart-healthy diet doesn’t need to be difficult or complicated. You just need to know which foods you should focus on and which foods ...

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When You Should Get a Heart Screening

By Dr. Anand Ramanathan

Heart disease begins as early as the teenage years. By the time a person is diagnosed with heart disease in their 40s or 50s, plaque ...

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What’s the Difference Between Stents and Bypass?

By Dr. William Stephan

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coronary artery disease is the most common type of heart disease and affects more than 18 ...

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What You Need to Know About Peripheral Vascular Disease

By Healthy Driven Chicago

When most people think of narrowed or blocked blood vessels, they think about it in terms of how it might affect the heart. But reduced ...

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Don’t Ignore These Heart Attack Warning Signs

By Dr. John Cahill

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every 40 seconds someone in the United States suffers a heart attack.

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Does Heart Disease Run in Your Family?

By Dr. Anish Amin

You eat well, get regular exercise and don’t smoke in an effort to keep your heart healthy.

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