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Taking daily aspirin? Talk to your doctor.

Taking daily aspirin? Talk to your doctor.

Posted by on May 10, 2022 in Blog, Coronary artery disease, Stroke |

Do you take a dose of baby aspirin once a day? Are you doing this under doctor’s orders or just because you heard it prevented heart attack or stroke?  There is growing evidence against taking a low-dose aspirin daily for preventing cardiovascular events. But many well-intentioned people still take daily aspirin. A 2019 report by Harvard...

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Every Month is Stress Awareness Month, right?

Every Month is Stress Awareness Month, right?

Posted by on Apr 15, 2022 in Blog |

Welcome to April, which is also Stress Awareness Month. For many of us, every month feels like stress awareness month. You don’t need one more article that says “stress is bad,” and that “you should go for a walk.”  Or do you?  Ask yourself this question:  Do you think that stress is just a feeling? Maybe you think stress is...

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Savor These Power Foods For Your Heart Health

Savor These Power Foods For Your Heart Health

Posted by on Mar 10, 2016 in Blog, Coronary artery disease, Hypertension, Stroke |

March is National Nutrition Month.  It is a educational  campaign started in 1973 by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. To celebrate the importance of “eating right,” the Cleveland Clinic has created an infographic on power foods for your heart which we are sharing here.   Include these foods in healthy recipes. Some of these foods help...

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What Do Teeth Have to do with Hearts? Dental Health Month

What Do Teeth Have to do with Hearts? Dental Health Month

Posted by on Feb 18, 2015 in Blog | 3 comments

Having just consumed mass quantities of heart shaped chocolates or those cute little colored candies with “I love you” or “Text Me” on them, you are probably thinking, a lot.  And you would be right. Dental Health But not in the way you might be thinking.  There are between 200 and 300 bacteria in your mouth.  One that is called the keystone of...

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Vitamin D, Sunshine and Health

Vitamin D, Sunshine and Health

Posted by on Jan 26, 2014 in Blog, Breast cancer, Colorectal cancer, Coronary artery disease, Prostate cancer |

Roll Out Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Researchers, especially epidemiologists, look for patterns. And they found patterns when they looked at the places where people are most likely to get cancer. They found that there is more cancer in people living in higher latitudes, that is, closer to the arctic. So they started thinking and figuring out this...

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