by Sallie Crawley | Oct 4, 2018 | Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Symptoms, Monitoring & Knowing When to Get Help
I have experienced fear and panic attacks! Even though I knew they were unreasonable I felt like I couldn’t control them. Do you feel the same? It’s not surprising as having a life changing event is a scary experience! In my case it was a heart attack, breast cancer...
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 | Aug 22, 2017 | Emotional Recovery & Mental Health, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Symptoms, Monitoring & Knowing When to Get Help
Anxiety can have a great impact on your daily life. There are many different treatments available; these can range from psychological therapy and medication to going on a self-help course, exercising regularly, quitting smoking and cutting down on alcohol and...
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...
by Sallie Crawley | Jun 18, 2017 | Healthy Heart Living & Risk Reduction, Symptoms, Monitoring & Knowing When to Get Help, Understanding Your Heart & Diagnosis
A silent killer, an invisible disease! High blood pressure is silent as there are no obvious symptoms and often you aren’t aware that you have it as there are no particular symptoms. It isn’t until damage starts to happen that it is noticed, although luckily nowadays...
by Sallie Crawley | Jun 12, 2017 | Healthy Heart Living & Risk Reduction, Physical Recovery & Cardiac Rehabilitation, Stories & Inspiration, Symptoms, Monitoring & Knowing When to Get Help, Understanding Your Heart & Diagnosis
Women are notoriously bad at noticing that they are having a heart attack We have a tendency to just tough it out. In my case you could have knocked me down with a feather, it just couldn’t happen to me. I thought I was invincible and immortal! My (disguised) surprise...
