Heart Health Blog

212 articles on preventive cardiology, lifestyle medicine, and evidence-based heart health.

Health & WellnessNutrition

5 Reasons to Savor Seafood

Earlier this week, the American Heart Association released a science advisory statement on the benefits of seafood for cardiovascular disease. Two important con...

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Health & WellnessHeart Health

5 Ways to Make the Most of Today… & Tomorrow

The sudden and premature passing of Kevin Kamenetz should give us all time to pause and reflect why such a health conscious individual died suddenly at the age ...

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Health & WellnessRelationships

5 Relationship Remedies

Over the years, I’ve seen many patients drastically change their behavior after they or a loved one experienced cardiovascular illness.  Many of these stories a...

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Health & Wellness

5 Targets to Live to 100

With my father-in-law Paul becoming the first centenerian in the family,  I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of the factors that increase the ...

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Health & WellnessNutrition

5 Reasons to take Advantage of Almonds

During our recent travels through North Africa, I couldn’t help but marvel at the plush landscape as well as perfect terrain for growing some of the most nutrit...

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Health & Wellness

5 Reasons To Treasure Turmeric

In “Heal Your Heart” and in previous posts, I’ve featured a number of herbs and spices to improve your health and overall well-being.  But there are only a sele...

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Brain HealthHealth & Wellness

Unlocking 5 Keys to Happiness

When it comes to finding happiness, there are many simple things that raise your positive emotions quotient (PEQ). Here are 5: Own a pet:  Turns out that pet ow...

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Health & WellnessHeart Health

5 Reasons For A HEART Check-Up

You have a family history of heart disease: Your heart should be evaluated if you have a family member (parent, sibling, grandparent) who had a heart attack or ...

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Health & WellnessHeart Health

Benefits of Black Cumin

During our recent trip to Morocco, we were blown away by the distinctive earthy oregano-thyme like savory scent of Nigella sativa seeds also known a black cumin...

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Health & Wellness

Argan Oil: Morocco’s Liquid Gold

Having just returned from North Africa, the talk of the town (or at least in Marrakech’s Medina district) centered on one of Morocco’s prized possessions, a gol...

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Health & WellnessNutrition

5 Surprising Health Benefits of Apples

Since the popular expression “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” was coined ~150 years ago,  numerous benefits have indeed surfaced making apples among the h...

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