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High blood pressure should be treated earlier with lifestyle changes including diet, exercise, and stress management and for some patients with medication – at 130/80 mm Hg rather than 140/90 – based on new American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA). “You’ve already doubled your risk of cardiovascular complications compared to…

This is a new section for everyone to share their positive experiences, tips, recipes and encouragement for others doing this program as well! It is completely anonymous and if you would like to make a comment, the user ID and password is posted at the end of my blog on the right-hand side of the page if you hover over…

Received this from one of our patients! If you have Cox DVR services, go to  “Freezone” , then tab to “Health and Wellness”,  then tab to “Mag Rack  Fitness”  and you will get a wonderful selection of exercise videos that are exactly 30 minutes.   They have everything from areobics to yoga. Even Bollywood dance (LOL).    So, if…

Remember: To perfect the stretches and get the maximum benefit from them, it will take repetition and focus. Do not get discouraged, it will be worth the effort! Ba Duan Jin instructions 1-4 with illustrations

Take it from people who have successfully maintained weight loss: 98% have modified their eating habits.94% have increased their physical activity, especially walking. Source: National Weight Control Registry 1. Set realistic goals.Know where you are today so you know how to get where you want to be. Learn your Body Mass Index (BMI). Set yourself…

According to the 2018 guidelines on the management of blood cholesterol published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC)Trusted Source, these are the acceptable, borderline, and high measurements for adults. All values are in mg/dL (milligrams per deciliter) and are based on fasting measurements. Total cholesterol HDL cholesterol LDL cholesterol Triglycerides Good Less…