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  • 10 Signs of an Unhealthy Heart

    Is your heart as healthy as you think, or could something be wrong? Knowing what signs to look for early on is essential, but it’s not always easy.

  • Bariatric Surgery Helps Your Heart— Here’s How

    Your heart functions best when you are at a healthy weight. Just as a four-cylinder engine doesn't have the needed power to propel a full-sized pickup truck, your heart becomes strained when extra body weight requires it to work harder. This added cardiac stress can lead to a number of other serious health issues and increase your risk for cardiac events, like heart attacks. 

  • 5 Tips To Start Working Out Again

    It’s easy to miss a few days at the gym, but that can sometimes stretch into weeks or months. You vow to return but struggle to make the commitment. 

  • Flu Shot Might Protect Your Heart

    When you live in Florida, it can be easy to miss the impending arrival of flu season. Of course, you can get sick from the influenza virus at any time of the year, but it is far more likely in the fall and winter.

  • When Should You Worry About Heart Palpitations?

    It can be frightening when you become aware of your heart flip-flopping in your chest or beating in a strange rhythm.

  • Pregnancy: A Stress Test for Your Heart

    If you develop certain complications during pregnancy, you might be at greater risk of developing heart disease later in life.

  • Can Sex Stop Your Heart? It’s Possible

    While having sex increases your vitals, it is less of a workout than walking up two or three flights of stairs or even walking on a treadmill, according to research published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch. The study, which primarily focuses on men, reported that women also experience increased pulse rates, blood pressure and breathing, but to a lesser degree.

  • Heart Attacks Increasing Among Young Women

    When we think of someone having a heart attack, we often picture the person as an older man. While it’s true that 70 percent to 80 percent of sudden cardiac events occur in men, these events are not limited to a specific gender or even age. A new study outlines a disturbing trend: Heart attacks are increasing among young women.

  • Understanding and Preventing Heart Disease in Women

    Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, causing more deaths than all forms of cancer combined. “But the signs of heart disease in women can differ from those in men, so many women do not recognize when their heart is in danger,” says Maria Demori, MD, a cardiologist with Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute. Although chest pain is still the main symptom, women more often than men experience atypical symptoms such as:

  • Exercise Your Brain To Stay Sharp

    In our fast-paced, more-is-better world, technology helps us stay informed and entertained around the clock. But information overload can harm our brain’s ability to function properly. Staying brain healthy is as easy as getting up, eating right and setting limits.