Both Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease plague millions of people across the globe. Fortunately, both of these illnesses can be prevented or managed by making specific lifestyle changes.

It’s important to educate yourself on the signs of Sudden Cardiac Arrest, the differences between SAC and a heart attack, and how to help someone if they are experiencing SAC.

In September, we recognize National Cholesterol Education Month in order to bring awareness to the effects of high cholesterol and what it can do to your body. 

Atrial Fibrillation, also known as AFib, is a quivering or irregular heartbeat. It affects nearly three million Americans and can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications.

It’s widely known that physical activity reduces the risk of heart disease.

Today, we are going to talk about how strokes affect your heart. While many associate strokes with neurological and physical problems, having a stroke also increases your odds of experiencing a variety of complications with the heart.

In honor of National Stroke Awareness Month, we are sharing risk factors associated with strokes as well as how you can decrease your odds of having a stroke.