Can Your Diet Save Your Life?
Research has shown that 80% of heart attacks and strokes are preventable with healthy lifestyle modifications. Multiple diet and nutritional options exist to help reduce your risk for heart disease, stroke and diabetes. For example, people who followed the Mediterranean diet in the LYON Heart Study had a 50 to 70% decrease in recurrent heart disease. In the DART trial eating just two servings of fatty fish per week decreased heart disease deaths by 30%. Dietary changes can make a dramatic impact on preventing disease. During this seminar you will learn about the current research on diet and nutritional recommendations to reduce your risk for heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Popular diets and nutritional supplements will be reviewed. Low-fat diets (American Heart Association diet, Ornish diet), low-carbohydrate diets (Atkins diet, South Beach diet), low sodium diets (DASH diet) and Mediterranean diets will be discussed. Which diet is the right one for you? Nutritional supplements including, but not limited to: plant sterols, anti-oxidants, nuts, flaxseed, Omega-3 fatty acids, fish oil, fiber, garlic, and red rice yeast will also be evaluated.
Women and Heart Disease Across the Lifespan
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death among women in the United States. Women of all ages are at risk for heart disease. Younger women can develop premature heart disease due to unique risk factors (polycystic ovary syndrome, peripartum cardiomyopathy, pregnancy induced spontaneous coronary artery dissection, coronary vasospasm, tachycardias). Middle-aged women develop a clustering of risk factors around menopause (high blood pressure, cholesterol abnormalities, weight gain in the abdomen, metabolic syndrome), which increases their risk for heart disease. Older women are more likely to develop arotic stenosis, heart failure, especially diastolic heart failure and “Broken Heart Syndrome”. Women are more likely to present with atypical symptoms before or during a heart attack. These are some of the topics that will be discussed along with the latest research-based guidelines to prevent and treat heart problems in women. This program can be tailored for community groups or healthcare providers.
How to Live Healthy in the Real World
We live in a fast-paced world - fast food, text messages, high speed broadband - instant gratification. Are you constantly multi-tasking? Do you have realistic expectations? Can you get healthy overnight? No, but even small changes can lead to a healthier lifestyle over time. We make thousands of choices everyday. Learn how to make healthier choices for you and your family. Are you ready to start your journey to a healthier lifestyle?
Eating Your Way to Wellness
Remember the old saying "we are what we eat." We all know that fried foods, too much sugar and trans fat can lead to heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer. But there are foods that can also keep us healthy and prevent disease. Learn some simple dietary changes that can help you lower your cholesterol, reduce your blood pressure and control your blood sugar.
Diet Detectives
Are you a diet detective? Almost every month a new diet book is being released. Who can afford all of these books? Which one should you follow? Learn realistic healthy eating strategies: healthy cooking, weight loss strategies, how to eat healthy when dining out, portion sizes, how to read a food and beverage label, and current nutritional guidelines. Whether you are trying to lose weight, prevent weight gain, or prevent future health problems these diet tips will provide you with strategies for success.
Waist Management: Separating Fat from Fiction
Can belly fat really increase your risk for heart disease, stroke and diabetes? Learn what your waist circumference should be and how to determine if you are apple or pear shaped. Research has shown that losing weight is not as important as losing inches from your belly. Realistic tips to lose belly fat will be reviewed.
Don't Just Sit There...Exercise Tips for Busy People
You don't have to run a marathon to be athletic. You don't have to get an expensive gym membership to lose weight and be physically fit. Learn some simple tips to increase your activity level and build exercise into your daily life.
Not All Heart Attacks and Strokes Are the Same (Gender and Ethnic Differences)
Heart disease remains the first and stroke the third leading cause of death in the United States. Minority men and women have a higher prevalence of heart disease and stroke risk factors, and a higher potential complication and death rate. Hispanic/Latino and African American women are more likely to experience prodromal (warning) symptoms, a clustering of risk factors, atypical symptoms, and more complications than men. There is now a growing body of literature regarding gender differences in the recognition and management of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. Awareness and knowledge of vascular disease risk factors among healthcare professionals and different female ethnic groups shall be analyzed. The key concepts to be discussed are gender based recognition and diagnosis of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, common signs and symptoms observed in women, ethnic variations, and clinical trial outcome trends. This seminar will help healthcare providers improve outcomes in ethnic minorities and women. This seminar can also be tailored for Hispanic/Latino and African American community groups to discuss unique risk factors and strategies to prevent heart disease and stroke.
Don't Let Cardiac Testing "Stress" You Out
Do you have chest pain or chest discomfort, palpitations, difficulty breathing, dizziness? Is it a heart problem? Do you need to have an ECG (electrocardiogram), Heart Monitor, Echo (echocardiogram), Coronary Calcium Scan, Stress Test (nuclear versus routine), Heart Cat Scan, Tilt Table Test, Sleep Study? Find out what all these tests are looking for, which is the right test for you. Some of the new cholesterol blood tests and inflammation blood tests will also be discussed.
This semiar can be offered to healthcare professionals. Not sure what cardiac test to order for your patient? When should you order a holter monitor versus an event monitor? Does your patient need a Echo, CACS, Nuclear Stress Test, Sleep Study, 24 hour ambulatory BP monitor, Tilt Table? What information will these tests provide? Do not get stressed out or intimidated by the multititude of cardiac tests that are out there. This seminar is geared for healthcare professionals who are either taking care of patients undergoing cardiac testing or are ordering cardiac testing. Case studies will be presented.
Time for a Healthy Wake Up Call
You know some many numbers - telephone numbers, social security number, pin number. But do you know your most important numbers? Your weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, waist circumference? Learn what your health numbers should be and how to control and improve your numbers to prevent heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Take charge of your health - Don't miss this healthy wake-up call!
Demystifying Nutritional Supplements
Many people do not want to take prescription medications but will take over-the-counter "natural supplements" without giving it a second thought. Last year over 5 billion dollars was spent on herbal supplements in the United States. Learn about the health claims of many common natural supplements and whether they are backed by reliable scientific data. Make sure you know what you are taking!
Women are Different: Coronary Disease and Heart Failure
Heart disease is the #1 killer of women in the US. Approximately 80% of heart attacks are preventable with risk factor recognition and reduction. Women also form heart disease differently than men and may not have the "typical" symptoms that men have. This lecture will review heart disease risk factors and symptoms in women as well as gender differences relating to heart failure. Strategies to reduce risk for heart disease will also be reviewed.
Do not see your topic listed here - contact us. Other health and wellness programs are available and all programs timeframes and content can be tailored for your group. All seminars are available for community groups or healthcare providers.
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