by Sallie Crawley | Jan 26, 2019 | Healthy Heart Living & Risk Reduction, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation
How long have you smoked? Being a smoker since the age of 14 it took my heart attack at 52 to make me decide once and for all to quit smoking. I had heard and read about some of the facts, the good reasons to quit, but it hadn’t made a difference until it happened to...
by Sallie Crawley | Oct 7, 2018 | Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Healthy Heart Living & Risk Reduction, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation
Not only is lack of sleep and poor sleep quality frustrating and debilitating, but it also affects your mood and your well-being. It has been found that lack of sleep can increase the risk of heart attack along with many other health issues. In relation to heart...
by Sallie Crawley | Oct 2, 2018 | Healthy Heart Living & Risk Reduction, Symptoms, Monitoring & Knowing When to Get Help
Is there ever a good time to quit smoking? It’s either too close to Christmas, a birthday or some kind of celebration. You’re too stressed, got too much going on or you need it to relax. Sometimes you find yourself saying to yourself there is always...
by Sallie Crawley | Oct 1, 2018 | Confidence, Acceptance & Moving Forward, Healthy Heart Living & Risk Reduction
One lifestyle change that affects and reduces a number of risk factors our health and has a positive effect on our feelings about ourselves and our bodies is to eat healthy and weight loss or gain. It sounds so easy doesn’t it, but it’s not. You start off optimistic,...
by Sallie Crawley | Nov 13, 2017 | Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Healthy Heart Living & Risk Reduction, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Tests, Medicines, Treatments & Surgery
Why is sleep important? You cannot survive without sleep it is as important as air, food and water! You need to be able to sleep well. It enhances health as you body heals and rejuvenates as you rest. It also helps lower risks of serious illnesses such as heart...
by Sallie Crawley | Jun 25, 2017 | Healthy Heart Living & Risk Reduction, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Symptoms, Monitoring & Knowing When to Get Help
The causes of high blood pressure can be many and varied, as can the ways to lower your blood pressure From genes or the environment, in the body’s normal functions include changes to kidney fluid and salt balances, sympathetic nervous system (responsible for fight or...
