Woo Hoo! Medicalchemy recently named the Embrace Your Heart Blog one of the Top 50 Health and Wellness Blogs Worth Reading. How cool is that?! Eliz Greene survived a massive heart attack while seven-months pregnant with twins, struggled to lose the 80 pounds gained during her pregnancy, and searched for a way to hold on…
Wondering how Twitter could play a role in your advocacy mission? Do what I’ve done — watch and learn from the best. I’ve been lurking. I admit it. For the past couple of months it has been my pleasure to watch and sometimes even participate in a Grass Roots Advocacy community on Twitter. It has…
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…
Our good friends over at Kim & Jason have done it again, compiling a list of blogs which exhibit a childlike spirit that helps counteract the effects of Adultitis by using honesty, curiosity, passion and playfulness to encourage its readers to delight in the little things, dream big, and stress less. …and WOO HOO we’re…
Member Perspective Confidentiality Disclosure Reliability Courtesy medbloggercode.com We are delighted to announce our membership in this great community of ethical and responsible bloggers. Check out the other member blogs there are some wonderful ones from the health care provider perspective and some from the patient’s point of view. Share your thoughts by making a comment…
“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” – Jim Rohn Who are the five people with whom you spend the most time — at work, at home and socially? Your relationships have an impact on your health according to a new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine.…
The Embrace Your Heart Blog was named one of the Top 100 Health and Wellness Blogs by the Nursing Online Education Database. We are honored! WOO HOO Check out some of the other fantastic blogs here are some of my favorites: This Life Dr. Monte Ladner, a retired doctor shares his passion for fitness —…
There is something special about sharing good news with people who really “get it.” I spent the evening at a meeting of the Wisconsin Professional Speakers Association, and have been energized by a roomful of people who “get it.” One of the best decisions I made in 2006 was to join a Mastermind group. Five 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.