Heart health

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Health Is Where the Heart Is

“By taking care of your heart, you take care of your brain and improve your overall health and wellbeing.” — Samar El Khoudary, Ph.D., MPH, BPharm, FAHA Whether working, exercising, relaxing, or even just sleeping, our heart keeps beating. It beats 100,000 times a day and pumps 2,000 gallons of…

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Lifestyle: The Silver Bullet

“The menopause transition is a ‘portal to the second half of life,’ providing a critical window to adopt lifestyle behaviors to be your healthiest, best self.” — Cynthia Stuenkel, MD, NCMP The menopause transition is a ‘portal to the second half of life,’ providing a critical window to assess lifestyle,…

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Modest Midlife Changes Make a Difference for Heart Health

Two quotes from an article about making changes in midlife: “So, does prevention work? Women who don’t smoke, walk a half-hour a day, aren’t overweight, and eat a prudent diet—defined in the study as greater than average fruit, vegetable, nut, whole grain, and bean consumption—had a 92% lower risk of…