Using Cholesterol Numbers to Monitor Heart Disease Risk

A recent article on cnn.com discussed how cholesterol levels affect your risk of heart disease. Basically, your overall cholesterol level should be under 200, but the number can vary depending on factors such as smoking, high blood pressure or a family history of heart disease. For complete details just follow this link. [CNN]
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Heart Disease in Women

Many recent statistics show that cardiovascular disease in no longer just a “man’s disease.” As a result, there are a lot of new programs geared towards the goal of reducing the prevalence of that preventable disease. They involve the idea of uniting women together to fight off the heart disease and live longer, healthy lives.
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The 10 Best Foods to Eat for Being Heart Healthy

Simple foods go a long way when it comes to heart health. Diets rich in fresh foods can decrease your risk of developing heart disease and reduce your risk of a heart attack. Foods filled with healthy fats and high in antioxidants are the best choice!
CNNhealth.com suggests these 10 foods for keeping your heart in [...]

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Sherman Offers 2 Healthy Heart CT Scans for $150 for American Heart Month

Cardiovascular diseases, including stroke, are our nation’s No. 1 killer. February is American Heart Month, to urge the nation to work together to fight this disease.
For the month of February, Sherman Health is offering Healthy Heart CT Scans at a special rate; 2 Scans for $149.
A Healthy Heart CT scan is a test that spots [...]

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