Welcome to the last step of our 10 Steps to Heart Health. Guess what? You did it. (Applause!) We’re here at the end, and I know that this has been a journey for all of you. Over the course of the past couple of months, we have worked to finish the year with a healthier… Continue reading Success! Next Steps for Your Heart Health Journey
Work is different for everyone. It means something different for everyone. Whether you are an employee or in a leadership position can actually have an impact on your heart health. We spend a significant time at work and what we do when we are there matters. On a practical level, the amount and types… Continue reading A Healthy Relationship With Work Are Is For Your Health
Many, many years ago I got a call from this publishing house and they asked me if I wanted to write a series of articles about menopause. I had absolutely no interest. It wasn’t really relevant to me personally at the time, and I felt like I didn’t have that much to say. I could… Continue reading Heart Health and Menopause
You have to know your risk factors, not your doctor. I mean, if your doctor knows them and you don’t, does that make any sense to you whatsoever? I’m Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum on this journey with you to reach a heart healthy life. I’m going to tell you something just to remind you; we… Continue reading Empowered Through Information: Know Your Risk Factors
Advocate for yourself in medical care and all areas of your life. Certain testing is more important for women’s arteries. It’s important to know what to test for. Welcome to Step 7 of our series, 10 Steps to Heart Health. Heart Disease Shows Up Differently in Women and Men Plaque in the… Continue reading Why You Must Advocate for Yourself With Medical Care
It’s crucial you are your own advocate when it comes to healthcare, especially in the emergency room. Unfortunately, the medical system has been misdiagnosing and under-appreciating the impact of heart disease on women. This includes that place where we may go when we need help the most- the emergency room. We’ve heard many stories of… Continue reading Be Your Own Advocate
Welcome to Step 6 of our series, 10 Steps to Heart Health, Know Your Heart. So let’s talk about the heart. What is it? You can’t see it. You can’t feel it. You can’t touch it. So it gets kind of scary and mysterious. Well, let me tell you, it’s really simple. There are four… Continue reading Know Your Heart
Finding a hobby, passion or form of creative expression can bring more fun, and purpose to your life. But did you know, it can also be extremely helpful to your heart health? One study in Japan looked at 56,381 adults aged 45-74 years. It divided these individuals into the non-hobby, having a hobby, and… Continue reading Having A Hobby Improves Your Happiness and Health
Welcome to step 4 of our series, Ten Steps to Hearth Health: How to Not be a Statistic. So far we have covered how to: live from the heart, get moving (exercise) and nourish your body and heart. Today we are digging deep into something that affects so many of us, stress. The… Continue reading Stress, Anxiety, Depression and Purpose
Let’s talk about diet. I actually hate that word – diet. I hate it because a diet implies that you’re going on a thing that is going to change you or make you lose weight or do something to you. I don’t want that. I want us to be on a nourishment plan, a dietary… Continue reading Nourish Your Food and Your Heart
