Heart Healthy Diet

I’ve got to dedicate this weeks column to one of my hardest working clients, Joellen Allenberg. She is 60 years old but outworks many of my younger clients. She has become super strong since we started working together, and regularly cycles 30-...

SPICE THINGS UP THE HEALTHY WAY Tortillas, cilantro, salsa, cheese, and oh, those peppers! The familiar foods of Mexican cuisine can make your mouth water just thinking about them. Yet cooking these foods from scratch can be time consuming. When you're...

February was American Heart Month. It's a month dedicated to educating the public about heart disease, but heart health is an issue we face year-round. Choosing to live a healthy lifestyle, including diet, nutrition and exercise, all help combat heart...

Knowing the right way to eat is one thing, but doing it is not always easy, especially when dining out. But some Baltimore-area restaurants are making heart-healthy dining easier and more attractive for their diners. Restaurants like Zia's in Towson are...

Frank J. Rosalie, owner of Fitness Together of Williamsburg, www.fitnesstogether.com/willamsburg, 757-345-2246, offers these tips for heart health in February.  He writes: "It’s Heart Health Month meaning this month is ablaze with the color red!...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is it true that heart attacks are more common around the holidays? If so, why is that? What can people do to lower their risk? ANSWER: Heart attacks, along with heart problems in general, are more common around the holidays. Various...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is it true that heart attacks are more common around the holidays? If so, why is that? What can people do to lower their risk? ANSWER: Heart attacks, along with heart problems in general, are more common around the holidays. Various...

I'm pretty savvy when it comes to making healthy food choices. And at the very least, when I do make unhealthy choices, I usually know what I'm getting into. Waffles, however, seem to trip me up. When I selected healthy breakfast recipes for our cookbook...

Whether we like it or not, winter will be here soon. Many of us have begun winter maintenance on our homes and cars, so why not make some similar tweaks to our diets? For motivation and ideas, the American Heart Association (AHA) is claiming Nov. 7, as...

Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. There is currently no cure, and the only available drug treatments, while masking the initial symptoms — memory loss, difficulties with problem solving and temporal and...

GOODBYE TO YEARLY PAP SMEARS FOR SOME WOMEN OVER 65 If you're over 65, you may no longer need to see your clinician for a Pap smear every year. In March, both the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and American Cancer Society released new...

First Impression: At Señor Burrito, they keep it simple—both in atmosphere and menu—in order to concentrate on quality. And, no one ever leaves hungry. Ambience: Small and dark, there are only six tables, and you feel like you've just...