Posts Tagged ‘#yourpoweryourhealth’
SCAD – The Uncommon Cardiac Event That May Be More Common Than We Think
For the next several days, I’ll be writing about different heart conditions. Today I’ll be talking about my own cardiac event. I hope you get some valuable information from my work. Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection also known as SCAD, is a condition that happens when there is a tear in an artery within your heart.…
Read MoreIt’s Heart Month…Let’s Talk About WomenHeart
If you know me or my work, you probably know that I’m a proud WomenHeart Champion Community Educator. I received my training at the Mayo Clinic in 2018 to go into the community and educate. What is WomenHeart? WomenHeart is the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease and the leading voice of the 48 million…
Read MoreHow Do You Manage Change?
“The more things change, the more they remain the same” – Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr How many times have you heard that quote? The only constant in life is change, I think we can agree. Sometimes we can just roll with it, but other times it rolls us. You can’t avoid it Change is inevitable. When…
Read MoreThe Mediterranean Diet…I Think We’re Onto Something
For decades, the Mediterranean Diet has been linked to promoting heart health. It was determined in the 1960s that people who lived in Greece and Italy had less heart disease than people in the US and northern Europe, which is attributed to their way of life including the food they eat. What is the Mediterranean…
Read MorePaleo Diet…What Do You Think?
The Paleo Diet, also known as the Caveman Diet has been a controversial topic since it started gaining in popularity. Much like the Keto Diet, it eliminates whole food groups, possibly leading to some nutrient deficiencies. The premise of the Paleo Diet is that we should be eating the way our Paleolithic ancestors did as…
Read MoreKetogenic Diet – Good or Bad?
I decided to spend today and the next few days talking about different popular dietary theories. Today we’ll look at the good and the bad aspects of the ketogenic diet, or Keto as some call it. Atkins in the beginning This theory has been around for many years, popular in the 1960s and 70s and…
Read MorePlant-based or Vegan…Which Do You Think Is Better?
Our Standard American Diet (SAD) may not be the best choice for a long and healthy life. It contains a lot of animal sourced food like meats, eggs and dairy and all the health challenges that go along with those options. There may be a healthier choice More and more studies are showing that eating…
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