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Oh My Aching Heart: Know The Symptoms of Heart Attack in Women

heart attack symptoms in women

Pola is 53, extremely fit, engages in a 30-40 minute cardio workout daily, and predominant eats vegetarian except for fish.  Her cholesterol is perfect and she is at her ideal weight. Which is why when she started experiencing an annoying ache in her collarbone, shoulder and arms, she initially attributed it to over exercising with […]

You Caught Me Loving You

“You Caught Me Loving You” by Keith Richmond In every word that’s spoken, in every sound you hear can be felt my heart awoken, and my need to have you near. What you see in every plate I bring, in every flower placed just so, is the singing of a soul content, and a way […]

Soul: Love and Heart Health

When we think of love we picture the symbol of a heart. The heart is one of the world’s most recognized symbols in the world. Particularly on a special day like Valentine’s Day we see many heart symbols representing love and kindness. So what do the real human heart and the heart symbol for love […]

The Importance of Finding Balance in Your Life

Balance Your Way to Health Do you sometimes wonder if your life is in balance? In today’s world, balanced living may seem like a theoretical term that nobody can put into practice because daily life can oftentimes leave us feeling frustrated, anxious, stressed, depressed, and unfulfilled. Yet, in fact there is nothing simpler and healthier […]

Depressed Heart Patients Are 50 Percent More Likely to Die, Study Finds

Are 50 Percent More Likely to Die, Study Finds

Startling research to be presented at the 66th Conference of the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Session, shows a causal link between heart disease, death, and depression. In fact, it indicates that depression is the single biggest predictor of death occurring within the first ten years of a diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). The study, the […]