Category Heart disease

Heart Disease is the biggest killer of Women

Knowing the symptoms of heart attack may just save your life. In this video Dr John and the panel discuss how the symptoms of heart attack in women can be different to men. For women this may include pain and… Continue Reading →

How to make a change for the better! Be SMART!

Making a change is so very hard – good intentions don’t always translate into action. Dr John talks about one way that we may achieve our health goals – whether they be to improve our fitness or to change our… Continue Reading →

Sleep apnoea and why it matters

Snoring is such a common condition we often don’t think much beyond its nuisance value. However, it is often a sign of sleep apnoea, a serious condition where the walls of the throat come together and blocking off the upper… Continue Reading →

How hard is it to reduce the risk of diabetes?

The answer is easy – with a couple of simple steps a person at risk of Type 2 Diabetes can cut their risk in half! Listen in as Dr john gives you right tips on changing your improving both your… Continue Reading →

What’s it mean if I have high triglycerides?

Triglycerides are fats that move through the blood and are stored in body tissues. If you also have high cholesterol your doctor may prescribed statins to reduce the the triglyceride. However, there are things that you should do to help…. Continue Reading →

How stress can upset your heart

Can stress can upset your heart? Yes it can, very directly, in the case of broken heart syndrome. But more typically stress impacts the heart through the unhealthy and unhelpful ways that we respond to the chronic stress generated by… Continue Reading →

Even when people have a heart attack they don’t make healthy changes after it

Chronic disease is changing the way we live. We are growing older but we are sicker. 50% of heart attack survivors don’t change their bad lifestyle choices and so they significantly increase the risk of a subsequent heart attack. After… Continue Reading →

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