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Relaxamations to relax and energise when living with heart disease
Today I am going to tell you about my relaxamation technique and how it can help you to relax and energise when living with heart disease. It is a blend of all of the best bits of meditation, guided relaxation, mindfulness, and positive affirmations. It's so exciting...
Fatigue, the What, the Why and the How-To Work It Out
I recently asked in my Facebook community how have people been feeling since their heart attack, cardiac event or open-heart surgery. At the top of the poll was fatigue closely followed up by sleep issues, anxiety and lack of motivation. I thought these would be great...
Interview with Sallie Crawley by Brian Simpson, a ruptured Achilles, a heart attack and breast cancer
Click play to hear the full interview ⬇ My time on the other side of the mic. Hear how I didn't realise I was having a heart attack. A few months ago, I invited Brian Simpson, the Heart Attack Thriver to be on my podcast. He turned the tables on me and invited me...
Interview with Jakki Woywitka, the Healthy Heart Coach
Click play to hear the full interview ⬇ Jakki introduces her five pillars of Healing the Heart At the age of 36 she was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure, Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy and Aortic Stenosis from an undiagnosed Bicuspid Aortic Valve. Her life was...
Interview with Tony Richens-Smith, having a heart attack during Covid-19 lockdown
Click play to hear the full interview ⬇ Tony tells us about the day when his heart attack started and how he thought he had COVID. In January 2020 Tony decided to change his life and pursue his passion working as a dog behaviourist. It was probably not the...
Interview with Ashley Reaver, Registered Dietician – Lowering your cholesterol one meal at a time
Click play to hear the full interview ⬇ Live a long, healthy life without feeling powerless by lowering your cholesterol one meal at a time. Ashley specialises in helping people with high cholesterol live a long, healthy life without feeling powerless to control their...
Interview with Angela Hartley, Cardiac Nurse & Exercise Coach – Rehabilitation exercise on your terms
Click play to hear the full interview ⬇ Angela is an exercise coach and a cardiac nurse. In the last seven years, she’s been specialising in cardiac rehabilitation exercise. She has quite a unique combination of skills. We chat about how in the UK cardiac rehab is...
Getting to know vasodilators (anti-angina) medicines
Vasodilators (anti-angina) medicines are used to ease chest pain, to treat and prevent angina. It helps as it relaxes and widens your blood vessels and decreases your blood pressure. A category of vasodilators called nitrates increases the supply of blood and oxygen...
Interview with Brian Simpson, the heart attack thriver, how having a heart attack changed his life for the better
How having a heart attack changed his life for the better. Brian suffered a massive heart attack at the age of 48. Prior to that he was exceptionally healthy and lived a very active life. His heart attack occurred during an Ice Hockey match and he spent 20-25 minutes...
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