September has been declared Atrial Fibrillation Month to raise awareness of this life-threatening heart condition. Embrace Your Heart’s Medical Interpreter and founder of the patient resource StopAfib.org Mellanie True Hills, provides some great information: Commonly known as afib, atrial fibrillation is a misfiring of the electrical signals of the heart involving rapid or irregular heartbeats…
Does your migraine put you at a higher risk for heart attack and stroke? A recent study says yes. As a heart attack-survivor and migraine-sufferer, I was surprised to find out — yes! Read more in my article originally published at MyHealthyHeartInfo.com A study released recently by the American Academy of Neurology indicates the risk…
Celebrate that great friend who gives you so much energy by entering her in the You’re My Super Ball Contest. Watch Eliz explain the Super Ball… Make a comment below by February 14th and include: Your first name. Your Super Ball’s first name. How she makes your life better. The best stories will chosen by…
Wisconsin is in a fight for clean indoor air and our family is on the front lines. Please visit MySmokeFreeStory.com to see the video about our second-hand smoke story, the stories of others and join the efforts to make our state the next to be smoke-free. Thanks! Share your thoughts by making a comment below…
What a great combination — Good food and a good cause! Campbells is putting it’s heart and soul into helping women lead healthier lives. As part of their mission to nourish people’s lives everywhere, every day, Campbell continues to offer a growing variety of heart-healthy products. In addition, They’ve pledged $1.8 million over 3 years…
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…
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…
Indulgence isn’t selfish — it is essential! Women are great at managing other people’s stress, but are often lousy at managing our own. Perhaps it is because we feel guilty taking the time to indulge ourselves in even the most simple ways. There is always one more thing to be done: one more load of…
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.