by Sallie Crawley | Dec 15, 2022 | Cholesterol, Direction, Smoking, Therapy
Smoking. You already know this is bad for your health. Yet, it can feel like one of the hardest habits to kick. Well, that all depends on how you look at it I guess. Below, I have shared some of the lesser-known facts about smoking and your heart health. There...
by Sallie Crawley | Apr 28, 2022 | Acceptance, Direction, Energy, Exercise, Healthy eating, Hope, How to, Podcast, Sleep
A few weeks ago I talked about my experience of fatigue, fatigue management and what fatigue can feel like. I discussed the difference between tiredness and fatigue along with reasons why after a heart attack, heart surgery or living with heart disease we might have...
by Sallie Crawley | Apr 21, 2022 | Acceptance, Emotions, Energy, Hope, Podcast, Relaxamation
For a full understanding of what my guided relaxamations are make sure you catch up with my episode called Relaxamations to relax and energise when living with heart disease, you can read or listen to me explaining it. In a nutshell, though, relaxamations are a blend...
by Sallie Crawley | May 27, 2021 | Confidence, How to, Medication
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...
by Sallie Crawley | Apr 20, 2021 | Acceptance, Blood pressure, Confidence, Emotions, Exercise, Hope, Podcast
She had been experiencing regular headaches and stress, at one point thought her blood pressure machine must have been broken. Who’d have thought about a heart attack. Constant headaches and stress Sara was fit, healthy and ate a good diet. She had been...