Woo Hoo American Heart Association! The AHA’s mission to reduce cardiovascular deaths by 25% by the year 2010 seemed huge. But this week the AHA announced they DID IT! Deaths due to heart attacks and stroke have been steadily decreasing since 1999 — Great News! Much of the decline is due to quicker diagnosis and…
When was the last time you made a memory? On Monday, our family made one. Our daughters are deep into the American Girl stage and received dolls from Santa this year. Monday marked our first pilgrimage to American Girl Place in Chicago. Quite the adventure. I know lunch with Mama, Daddy (yes, Clay bravely joined…
Researchers continue to discover more and more relation between anxiety and heart disease. The greater your stress, the greater your chance of heart attack and stroke. Many of us are not even aware of our daily level of anxiety. Your body has an amazing capacity for adaption. Put it in a long term stressful situation,…
As we’ve discussed previously, women need to be in proactive in an heart emergency to be sure they receive the best treatment. The Ladies’ Home Journal offers six steps to save your life during a heart attack. One of the steps suggests calling 911 and saying forcefully, “I’m having a heart attack.” This step is…
Talk about Community Impact! Check out the Go Red Girl Scouts Patch Program developed by the UW Health Heart and Vascular Care and the American Heart Association! As a Girl Scout leader, I can’t wait to participate in the program which seeks to bring Girl Scouts and the women they love together to raise awareness…
Did you know people with healthy habits live 14 years longer? Check out these tips in my article at MyHealthyHeart.com You can now find my weekly healthy lifestyle tips for busy people on the MyHealthyHeartInfo website. I am delighted to have the opportunity to reach more people. Check it out! Share your thoughts by making…
Happy New Year! My husband arrived for New Year’s Eve dinner in a tuxedo. TA DA! Which may not seem unexpected, unless you can imagine me cooking in the kitchen in my old jeans and big socks! We were planning a festive dinner with our daughters, some champagne and a movie. The girls were delighted…
Every once-in-a-while we all need a little push to get excited about life. This summer I had the great pleasure of hearing Simon T. Bailey speak. His motto: “You were born to be brilliant” has stuck with me — so much so, we are using it as a theme for the Girl Scout troop this…
Don’t live in the dark! Find the truth about your personal heart disease risk by knowing your numbers — it is easy! Take charge of your health this year by getting a good picture of your current health. Knowing your numbers: Take the Go Red Heart CheckUp and feel great in 2008! Share your thoughts…
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.