Can stress increase your risk of developing heart disease?

Avoiding heart disease is a goal for a lot of people, and they take intentional steps that they think will reduce their risk. Steps like eating ‘heart-healthy’ cereals

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How to create achievable goals to help you on your heart health journey

Here’s some much-needed positive news: improving heart health does not have to be as complex or intimidating as many people believe. By taking simple steps each day, you

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The impact of the pandemic on workplace stress

The climate of the last two years has been incredibly stressful for everyone, and it’s hard to think of anyone whose life hasn’t been affected by the COVID-19

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The important link between mental health and heart health

Heart disease is responsible for a quarter of all deaths in the United States. As that statistic shows, it continues to be a devastatingly common disease, and there’s

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10 reasons why you should see a cardiologist

In the USA, one person dies from heart disease every 36 seconds. Sadly, many people believe there’s nothing they can do to prevent heart disease – but this

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How workplace stress management can improve your employees’ heart health

The link between stress and heart-related illness has long been recognized, especially its relation to sudden heart attacks.  This is why learning how to manage stress is an

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How the AHA’s 2021 dietary guidelines continue to fail us

In my time as a heart surgeon I have seen that the most common cause of heart disease in my patients is diet. And it troubles me to

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Forget superfoods. Here are the top 3 foods to eliminate to improve your heart health

By now we’ve all heard the term ‘superfoods’ and their supposed value when it comes to things like cancer and heart disease prevention. But what exactly is a

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5 Lifestyle mistakes that are stopping you from maintaining a healthy heart

Does heart disease manifest immediately, or over time? Because it often presents itself suddenly – like a heart attack – many people assume that heart disease develops rapidly.

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Strategies to prevent heart disease

When it comes to the topic of improving cardiovascular health, there is a lot of conflicting information. Everywhere you look there are celebrities promoting supplements and fad diets,

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