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-...

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!...

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...

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...

• Avoid saunas, hot tubs, steam baths and exposure to any other sources of excessive heat. • Stop tobacco use. • Avoid excessive alcohol use. • Do not take anabolic steroids or illicit testosterone supplements. • Eat a heart-...

Dr. Steve met up with Richard Blais, winner of Top Chef: All Stars. With more than 42 million American women suffering from some form of heart disease and risk factors on the rise, eating a heart-healthy diet has never been more important – or more...

A recent study shows that when it comes to matters of the heart, there are indeed differences between the sexes. Researchers combed through a database of more than 1 million heart attack cases and discovered that women, especially those under the age...

Today’s the day to celebrate love. All around you, people are sending or receiving bouquets of roses, heart-shaped boxes of chocolates and endearing messages scrawled across greeting cards. So many cards are purchased this time of year that...

February is synonymous with hearts — for Valentine's Day and for American Heart Month. What a fitting time to think about the heart and what can be done to maintain its health. Heart disease is often thought of as a "men's disease," but it is the leading...