Tips for a Healthy Heart By Dr. Michael Fischi It’s important for all of us to know our numbers. Which numbers, you ask? Certain numbers relate to our cardiovascular well-being, such as blood pressure, cholesterol levels, glucose and waistline. Here...
Tag: February 2017
Healthy Valentine’s Day Tips
Dining Out with Your Sweet Heart By Kelly Spring, RD Can we be heart-healthy with the dining out indulgences accompanying Valentine’s Day? It is possible; you can still eat out without harming your sweet beating heart. From choosing what to...
Women in Cardiology
The Slow Rise of Female Cardiologists By Lorna Oppedisano When Dr. Uzma Iqbal, a cardiologist associated with St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, interviewed for her cardiology fellowship, she was met with unsettling warnings from two women already established in the...
Meg O’Connell
Living with Heartfelt Intent By Lorna Oppedisano | Photography by Alice G. Patterson Every action taken by Allyn Foundation executive director Meg O’Connell is intentional. In raising three daughters, now ages 20, 23 and 25, she made purposeful decisions to...
Leaving the Color Zone
Color is the New Black By Ann Marie Stonecypher | Photography by Dan Doyle This month’s article could be subtitled “Do as I say, not as I do,” as I’m totally guilty of living in the dark zone when it...