Heart Health
Dive into expert articles, insightful blogs, and patient stories to empower your health journey.
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The Heart of the Table: Finding Balance Between Celebration and Nourishment
The holidays are coming — a time to gather, connect, and enjoy good food. As I start planning menus filled with my kids’ favorite dishes, I’m reminded that food is so much more than fuel. It’s comfort, tradition, and the thread that ties our stories together. Each recipe holds a memory — the soup that…
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Nitric Oxide: The Miracle Molecule!
Nitric oxide (NO) is a gas found in nature and made in the body. In the 1980’s it was discovered to be an important signaling molecule in the body with many important functions in the cardiovascular system. Hence why Dr. Louis Ignarro, one of the scientists awarded the Nobel Prize for this discovery, has named…
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The UWC Lisa’s Vlog Series: Our Secret Health Booster: The Heart
In a time when technology is capturing our attention at every turn, it’s more important than ever to understand how to tap into the greatest technology of all: our heart. In this latest UWC Lisa’s vlog episode, the Lisa’s explore the intelligence of the heart and strategies to tap into that intelligence. Bringing conscious awareness…
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Natural Remedies for Healthy Blood Pressure
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, can sneak up on someone; even those who are seemingly healthy otherwise. In fact, new research shows that almost half of all Americans—a staggering 46%—are now categorized as having hypertension, while that number used to be closer to 38%. This means a huge portion of the population is at an…
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Top 5 Ways to Lower Blood Pressure
Limit caffeine: Caffeine can cause tightening of the blood vessels and a sharp rise in blood pressure soon after consuming. This may be due, in part, to caffeine’s stimulation of the adrenal glands to release stress hormones. A little might be OK, but you should talk with your doctor or nutritionist about how much is…