Feeling a bit out of control? Is there to much on your to-do list? Here are some ideas to stay sane: Take stock: What is really important to you? Are you making 35 dozen cookies to mail out to friends because it makes you feel good or because you feel obligated? Hold onto what truly…
Keeping up with exercise can be challenging around the holidays. You are busy, perhaps even away from home and can feel pressure to socialize rather than be active. Here are some tips to fitting it in: Take advantage of shopping. Shopping usually involves quite a bit of walking. Make the most of it. Invest in…
It’s that time of year again, filled with parties, wonderful treats and many opportunities to overindulge. The holiday cocktail party with the buffet spread of goodies can be the most dangerous. How do you navigate a holiday party when everything is so tempting? Here are a few ideas: Eat before you go Have a healthy…
Looking for gifts for an active family member, to keep the kids going or just something fun and healthy? Here are my 2007 suggestions to … Help them stay hydrated: Healthier Water Bottle Keep the kids (and adults) moving: Dance Dance Revolution Cranium Hullabaloo Twister Moves Of course bikes, scooters and rollerblades (and the helmets…
While many of us worry about the extra sugar we may take in this month, salt is a much bigger concern. There is so much salt lurking in packaged and restaurant foods, the FDA is considering new guidelines. Too much salt raises your blood pressure, makes you retain fluid and is dehydrating. As a result…
Ticket to Naptime? How do you know if your PowerPoint will bore your audience? Do any of these fit? If the print out of your slides can double as your handout… …your PowerPoint will bore your audience. If you feel the need to annotate your slides… …your PowerPoint will bore your audience. If anyone could…
Visit The Patient’s Perspective page on the Embrace Your Heart Website to download the latest Patient’s Perspective Magazine edition: Women Living With Atrial Fibrillation or listen to the recorded teleconference. The Atrial Fibrillation edition was produce in collaboration with the patient resource StopAfib.org and its founder Mellanie True Hills. Visit the Patient’s Perspective Archive to…
Mellanie True Hills felt as if her heart was jumping out of her chest. Patty Borkowski didn’t have any symptoms at all. How would you know if you have the most common irregular heartbeat, atrial fibrillation? Atrial Fibrillation causes the upper chambers of the heart to quiver, which can cause the heart to overwork itself…
A medical intern changed the course of Patty Borkowski’s life. During a routine check up she was examined by “an intern who was raring to go and practice being a doctor. He kept listening to my heart beat and didn’t look happy. I thought it was just the over-active intern trying to find something wrong…
Your personal story combined with recommendations for realistic lifestyle changes was very powerful.
Eye-opening and Inspirational.
Enlightening information attendees will share with colleagues
I thought, If Eliz can do it, so can I.
Stunning insights into why work-life balance isn’t working.
My favorite part was all of the stats you had to show what increased your odd of heart disease and how you could decrease your odds. It worked out I was actually going grocery shopping yesterday so it helped to have that in the front of my mind to make sure to get some “grow foods” when I was there too.
Really practical, easy to apply tips. And they almost always fit into my busy life.