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Specialty: nurse practitioner (NP)
nutley, New Jersey
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Lifestyle is Better than Medicine at Preventing Diabetes by Heartstrong Registered NursePeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 2 Approximately 24 million people have diabetes mellitus (DM) and 57 million are at risk of developing it. The increased risk is due to the fact that more and more people are ... Read on »
You Are What You Drink by Heartstrong Registered NursePeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health So you are probably wondering…..do the beverages I drink really make that much of a difference? They are only liquids, right? Liquids “go right through me” ... Read on »
Whole Grains May Help Control Blood Pressure by Heartstrong Registered NursePeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Previous research has shown that women who eat more whole grains are less likely to develop high blood pressure. But the impact of whole grains on men’s blood pressure ... Read on »
Men More Likely to Have Undiagnosed Diabetes by Heartstrong Registered NursePeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health A study published in the journal Diabetic Medicine (November 2009) reports that men were twice as likely as women to have undiagnosed diabetes. Over 6,700 patients from the ... Read on »
Healthy Holiday Travel by Heartstrong Registered NursePeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health The holiday season is upon us, which means lots travel, unhealthy food, memorable moments, and our famous excuses such as, ”I’m traveling, there are no healthy op ... Read on »
National Nurse Practitioner Week by Heartstrong Registered NursePeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Did you know that a nurse practitioner (NP) can examine, diagnose, prescribe, treat, counsel and educate you on healthcare needs? NPs are different from other healthcare prov ... Read on »
Are You Ready for American Diabetes Month? by Heartstrong Registered NursePeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health November is American Diabetes Month, devoted to increasing awareness about diabetes and educating people about the prevention and treatment of diabetes. We all need to pay a ... Read on »
Heartstrong Website Update by Heartstrong Registered NursePeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Hello,Our main website http://www.heart-strong.com/ has just been updated. Would love to hear your comments and suggestions (it’s a work in progress).THANKS Read on »
Is Smoking Worse for Women? by Heartstrong Registered NursePeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Two recent small studies revealed that women may be more vulnerable to the carcinogens and other dangerous substances in cigarette smoke. In these studies, women who smoked w ... Read on »
Fibromyalgia: First steps after a diagnosis by Heartstrong Registered NursePeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health from the Chronic Pain Health CenterT he days and weeks after you’re first diagnosed with fibromyalgia can be a whirlwind of emotions. You may feel anxious about what&rsq ... Read on »
Dance Fever by Heartstrong Registered NursePeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health from HealthyWomen’s e-newsletter, HealthyWomen Take 10I f dancing is a rare activity for you, one you take part in only at the occasional wedding reception (if then!), t ... Read on »
Super Obese More Likely to Diet After Weight-Loss Surgery by Heartstrong Registered NursePeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Just how safe is bariatric (weight-loss) surgery?Obese people usually undergo weight-loss surgery to prevent health problems related to increased body fat. A study published ... Read on »
Stressful Childhood Can Lead to Earlier Death by Heartstrong Registered NursePeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Poverty, smoking and long-term bullying during childhood have previously been reported to adversely impact health. In this study The Centers for Disease Control and Preventio ... Read on »
Premature Heart Disease Common in Indians and South Asians by Heartstrong Registered NursePeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the United States. The prevalence of heart disease varies among ethnic groups. Immigrants from India (South Asia) ... Read on »
Support Women with Heart Disease with HeartScarves by Heartstrong Registered NursePeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Red Heart Yarns http://www.redheart.com/ and WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease http://www.womenheart.org/ have joined forces to create the Heart ... Read on »
Healthy Halloween Treats by Heartstrong Registered NursePeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Halloween is almost here….With the growing childhood obesity epidemic, is it possible for kids to have a fun but healthy Halloween?Here are some suggestions for healthi ... Read on »
HOW DO YOU REMEMBER TO GO FOR YOUR YEARLY MAMMOGRAM? by Heartstrong Registered NursePeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health One in eight women will get breast cancer in her lifetime. Breast cancer risk increases with age and every woman is at risk. Every 13 minutes a woman dies of breast cancer. Br ... Read on »
Is Diabetes a Risk Factor for Atrial Fibrillation (AF)? by Heartstrong Registered NursePeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health For the first time diabetes has been shown to be an independent risk factor for AF according to a study published in the October 2009 issue of Diabetes Care. While there is an ... Read on »