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All those jokes about giving someone mouth-to-mouth resuscitation must stop. A recent study in The Lancet shows that chest compressions are far more important when performing CPR. The American Heart Association recommends 30 presses for every two breaths taken but it may be more important to keep the blood moving through the body, particularly [...]
Too much fun killed a man visiting Walt Disney World’s Blizzard Beach water park on Thursday. He died of a heart attack as he was on his way down the stairs of the Downhill Double Dipper water slide. He was actually about to go on the ride when he began to experience chest pains and [...]
When I get stressed and angry, I swear I can almost feel and “see” my blood pressure shoot up. Not good for my heart and certainly not good for my family.
Part of my problem is workaholism so it’s time to make some changes. Dr. Astrid Pujari of the Seattle Times has these suggestions for reducing [...]
Welcome to Saturday! Seems like it would be an appropriate time to let you know that if you can control yourself, don’t have a heart attack this weekend. Come to think of it, if you can control yourself that well, don’t have a heart attack at all. ;)
A study of New Jersey hospitals between 1987 [...]
My first stop when looking for information on diseases and health is Google.com but sometimes the search results are totally overwhelming and a complete jumble of junk and good resources. I’ve created a screencast comparing two health search engines, Healia.com and Medstory.com, with Google. If you’re in the habit of doing your own research (which [...]
All the shouting and excitement Regis Philbin projects might have to be toned down for a little while. The 75-year-old host of Live with Regis and Kelly had triple heart bypass surgery on Wednesday and is said to be recovering well. This is how Regis announced it to his audience earlier this week:
Well listen, I [...]
Pregnancy is a time of happiness but also a time of physical stress. A form of dilated cardiomyopathy, peripartum cardiomyopathy, can manifest in pregnant women during the final month of pregnancy or within 5 months after delivery.
Symptoms include:
Shortness of breath
Fatigue
Swelling of the ankles
Increased night-time urination
Heart palpitations
Treatment is readily available with some requiring medication and others [...]
Parents have a tough job no matter what but when their children have serious illnesses, it is an even greater challenge knowing when to be more protective and when to encourage the child to take a risk. For children who’ve undergone heart surgery, special care must be taken to allow their incision and sternum to [...]
Welcome, everyone! Today, I’m delighted to have visitors from the LA Times where Rosie Mestel, Health section deputy editor, was kind enough to recommend A Hearty Life to their readers.
I’m so honored that you’ve chosen to visit A Hearty Life. Please have a cup of anti-oxidant filled tea, a trans-fat free cookie, and a [...]
One of the themes of A Hearty Life that doesn’t specifically have to do with heart disease is our relationship with our doctors. How can we patients empower ourselves to have the gumption to question doctors when we feel something isn’t right? How do we educate ourselves so that we understand our doctors and have [...]
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