You have to know your risk factors, not your doctor. I mean, if your doctor knows them and you don’t, does that make any sense to you whatsoever? I’m Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum on this journey with you to reach a heart healthy life. I’m going to tell you something just to remind you; we… Continue reading Empowered Through Information: Know Your Risk Factors
Advocate for yourself in medical care and all areas of your life. Certain testing is more important for women’s arteries. It’s important to know what to test for. Welcome to Step 7 of our series, 10 Steps to Heart Health. Heart Disease Shows Up Differently in Women and Men Plaque in the… Continue reading Why You Must Advocate for Yourself With Medical Care
It’s crucial you are your own advocate when it comes to healthcare, especially in the emergency room. Unfortunately, the medical system has been misdiagnosing and under-appreciating the impact of heart disease on women. This includes that place where we may go when we need help the most- the emergency room. We’ve heard many stories of… Continue reading Be Your Own Advocate
Welcome to Step 6 of our series, 10 Steps to Heart Health, Know Your Heart. So let’s talk about the heart. What is it? You can’t see it. You can’t feel it. You can’t touch it. So it gets kind of scary and mysterious. Well, let me tell you, it’s really simple. There are four… Continue reading Know Your Heart
Finding a hobby, passion or form of creative expression can bring more fun, and purpose to your life. But did you know, it can also be extremely helpful to your heart health? One study in Japan looked at 56,381 adults aged 45-74 years. It divided these individuals into the non-hobby, having a hobby, and… Continue reading Having A Hobby Improves Your Happiness and Health
Welcome to step 4 of our series, Ten Steps to Hearth Health: How to Not be a Statistic. So far we have covered how to: live from the heart, get moving (exercise) and nourish your body and heart. Today we are digging deep into something that affects so many of us, stress. The… Continue reading Stress, Anxiety, Depression and Purpose
Let’s talk about diet. I actually hate that word – diet. I hate it because a diet implies that you’re going on a thing that is going to change you or make you lose weight or do something to you. I don’t want that. I want us to be on a nourishment plan, a dietary… Continue reading Nourish Your Food and Your Heart
The American Heart Association recently took a stand outlining issues that Asian Americans face impeding them from getting high quality heart health care and some steps that can be taken to remedy this. There are a variety of issues that can be faced by this group when it comes to diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular… Continue reading How We Work Toward Better Heart Health Care For Asian Americans
Welcome to Step 2 of our 10 Steps to Heart Health series. Okay, this is my favorite topic. I am so excited to tell you everything there is to know about exercise, (Don’t cringe -Please don’t cringe.) Just please hear me out. Exercise is not intuitive. What I mean by that is when I say… Continue reading Lace Up Your Sneakers and Move
People ask me all the time why I became a cardiologist. It was that one profession, that one thing that could help people live as healthy as they can be by taking care of their hearts. I have loved to move and eat well my entire life. Whether it’s dancing, skiing, walking, biking, hanging out… Continue reading Live From The Heart
