Tag Archives: heart disease

Depression and Heart Disease

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Karen Bermel LIMHP, MC

With Valentine’s Day approaching, Alegent Health is talking a lot about heart-related issues. Not so much the romantic side of the heart, but issues surrounding heart disease. Bergan Mercy Medical Center is hosting a Heart and Vascular Health Fair on Saturday, February 18th, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. regarding health-related issues. I’m looking forward to it because I’ll be there! You might be wondering how mental-health and heart disease are related. I know my last blog was on marriage and relationships – the other, more romantic  side of heart-related … Continue reading →

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No One Lives Forever

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Eric Van De Graaff, M.D.

A physician friend of mine recently posed a question: What would happen, he asked, if all our efforts to stamp out heart disease and cancer were finally successful?  Following our current trajectory (or, at least, the direction in which we hope we’re heading), what would happen if we were able to finally do away with the two most common maladies that we face and from which most of us ultimately die? I gather from the tone of his question that he implies that eliminating cancer and heart disease, while noble … Continue reading →

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Anger Management

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Eric Van De Graaff, M.D.

A study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology recently caught my eye (I lead in with this sentence as a way of making my readers believe that I actually spend time reading professional research rather than just surfing the internet looking for humorous medical trivia—something I would never do). Researchers in New York and Canada conducted a study on the link between behavioral hostility and one’s risk of future heart attacks and found that angry people suffer cardiac problems twice as often as the more placid … Continue reading →

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The Miracle Therapy

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Jen Homann

What would you say if your doctor told you that there is one thing you can do every day to help: Regulate your blood sugar Lower blood pressure Reduce your risk for diabetes and heart disease Maintain healthy muscles, bones and joints Slow the deteriorating effects of aging Improve your overall mood AND keep your mind sharp and potentially ward off dementia Also, there really aren’t any harmful side effects and it won’t cost you a thing. You’d want to know more about it and how you can get your … Continue reading →

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Are You Sitting Down?

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Eric Van De Graaff, M.D.

  Now, whatever you do, don’t get too excited, anxious, worked-up, or fretful about this post.  It is, after all, only words on paper (or pixels on a computer screen, as the case may be).  Words cannot really hurt you—unless, of course, you’re hit on the head by a falling sign.  So, take a deep breath, relax and focus on your happy place.  Ready?  OK, here we go. Two studies came out in this week’s issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology that link anxiety early in … Continue reading →

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