Category: Blood Pressure
A Good Night’s Sleep Leads to a Healthy Heart
By: Hillary Rotunda, B.A. Happy Valentine’s Day! The best gift you can give your loved one is good health. This Valentine’s Day, in addition to the flowers and oversized teddy bears, wrap up your dinner a little early so you …
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Take A Load off Your Heart: How Stress Can Hurt Your Health
The year 2020 was stressful for many Americans. Layoffs, sickness, and a multitude of restrictions created a potential stress on many of our hearts. It is no secret that stress leads to heart disease which is the number one killer …
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Are You Tired or Do You Have A Thyroid Disease?
January is National Thyroid Awareness Month! Thyroid disease affects an estimated twenty million Americans, with up to 60 percent not even knowing that they have it.1 It is hard to tell if you are just trying to manage the stressed, …
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Winter Wellness: Using This Season To Your Advantage
Seasonal depression is easy to fall into, especially in Minnesota. With all the great qualities that this state has to offer, it also comes with a long, cold winter. This weather typically forces us to be inside more often. The …
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The Benefits of Exercise for the Heart
How does exercise benefit the heart when we exercise? Our previous two Heart Month blogs, “Love Yourself and Your Heart” and “I’m trying to exercise, but am I doing enough to keep my heart healthy?” looked at the importance of …
Read PostDo You Know Your Movement Vital Signs?
Most people think of heart rate or blood pressure when they think of vital signs. It is common to use numbers to quantify health and risk of disease. The American Heart Association encourages people to “know their numbers” referring to …
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