Ejection Fraction (EF) and Your Heart

Ejection Fraction (EF) and Your Heart

From Fear to Freedom – Step by Step, Beat by Beat Imagine your heart as a super‑powered pump. Its job? To send blood filled with oxygen and nutrients to every part of your body. But just like any pump, your heart has a strength level and that’s where ejection...
Living with a Healthy Heart and a Happy Brain

Living with a Healthy Heart and a Happy Brain

From Fear to Freedom – Step by Step, Beat by Beat Harnessing your neurotransmitters: Learning about how you can have happy brain chemicals despite having a cardiac event. Today we are talking about Cortisol & Adrenaline and Dopamine, Serotonin, Endorphins...
Can you Drink Alcohol with Heart Disease?

Can you Drink Alcohol with Heart Disease?

Alcohol and Your Heart: Finding Balance After a Cardiac Event “Oh no, do I have to give up red wine?!”Sallie Crawley That was one of the many thoughts racing around my head at 100 mph when I found myself lying in a hospital bed after a heart attack. After being told I...