Healthy Lifestyle Choices
- Quit tobacco use, or reduce the amount smoked, or not start the habit
- Make healthy food choices
- Be physically active
- Reduce body mass index, waist–hip ratio/waist circumference
- Lower blood pressure
- Lower blood cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-cholesterol)
- Control glycemia
Services
- Risk Assessments
- Lifestyle and Dietary counseling
- Telecardiology consultations
- Weight Management
- Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Medication Management
- Education (Heart failure, lymphedema)
- Comprehensive cardiovascular testing
- Advanced Heart Health Screening
- Heart Health Labs
Membership
Membership includes access to direct messaging with your provider and routine consultations every three months, or more frequently as needed. This ensures consistent, personalized support and timely access to care tailored to your needs.Pricing
Our services are affordably priced to ensure that everyone has access to quality healthcare. We offer competitive rates for consultations, tests, and procedures. For detailed pricing information, please refer to our website or contact our office.Payment Options
- Cash / Credit Card Pay
- Cherry
- Care Credit
- Insurance (Coming Soon)
Heart health education focuses on providing individuals with knowledge and tools to improve and maintain the health of their hearts. Here are some examples of heart health education topics and activities:
1. Understanding Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
- What is Cardiovascular Disease?: Explaining the various types of heart-related conditions such as coronary artery disease, heart attacks, heart failure, and arrhythmias.
- Risk Factors: Educating about the modifiable (e.g., smoking, diet, physical inactivity) and non-modifiable (e.g., genetics, age, gender) risk factors for CVD.
2. Healthy Eating for Heart Health
- Balanced Diet: Emphasizing foods that promote heart health, like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats (e.g., omega-3 fatty acids).
- Reducing Sodium and Processed Foods: Teaching how excessive salt and processed foods can increase blood pressure and contribute to heart disease.
- Reading Labels: Helping people understand how to read nutrition labels to make heart-healthy choices.
3. Physical Activity and Exercise
- The Importance of Exercise: Explaining how regular physical activity can help reduce the risk of heart disease by improving blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and overall cardiovascular function.
- Types of Exercise: Offering examples of aerobic exercises (walking, jogging, swimming), strength training, and flexibility exercises to improve heart health.
- Setting Realistic Goals: Guiding individuals in setting achievable fitness goals (e.g., 30 minutes of moderate activity most days of the week).
4. Managing Stress
- Stress and Heart Health: Discuss how chronic stress can contribute to heart disease by affecting blood pressure, heart rate, and hormone levels.
- Stress Management Techniques: Teaching relaxation strategies like deep breathing, meditation, yoga, and mindfulness to reduce stress.
5. The Role of Smoking and Alcohol
- Smoking and Heart Disease: Educating on the harmful effects of smoking, which damages blood vessels, raises blood pressure, and increases the risk of heart attack and stroke.
- Limiting Alcohol: Explaining how excessive alcohol intake can increase blood pressure and contribute to heart problems. Offering guidelines for moderate drinking.
6. Blood Pressure and Cholesterol
- Understanding Blood Pressure: Educating people on how high blood pressure (hypertension) damages the heart and arteries and how to monitor and manage it.
- Managing Cholesterol: Explaining how high levels of LDL (bad cholesterol) and low levels of HDL (good cholesterol) contribute to atherosclerosis and how to maintain healthy cholesterol levels through diet, exercise, and, if necessary, medication.
7. The Importance of Regular Check-Ups
- Monitoring Heart Health: Encouraging regular health check-ups to monitor key indicators like blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and blood sugar, as well as any early signs of heart disease.
- Understanding Medical Tests: Explaining tests like electrocardiograms (EKG), echocardiograms, and stress tests that help assess heart health.
8. Weight Management
- Healthy Weight and Heart Disease: Discuss how excess weight, particularly around the abdomen, increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure.
- Practical Weight Loss Tips: Offering tips for weight management such as portion control, eating smaller meals, and incorporating more physical activity into daily life.
9. Signs and Symptoms of Heart Disease
- Recognizing Warning Signs: Educating about symptoms like chest pain, shortness of breath, dizziness, or palpitations, and when to seek medical help.
- Cardiac Emergency: Providing first-aid training, such as CPR, and how to recognize and respond to heart attacks and strokes.
10. Community Programs and Support
- Heart Health Workshops: Organizing community seminars and workshops on heart disease prevention and healthy living.
- Support Groups: Providing information about local or online support groups for individuals with heart disease or those wanting to make lifestyle changes.
These educational activities can be delivered in various settings, such as schools, workplaces, healthcare facilities, community centers, or through online platforms. The goal is to empower individuals to make informed decisions and adopt heart-healthy habits that can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases.