Life Changes Necessary To Maintain A Healthy Heart

Heart diseases are one of the leading cause of deaths in the world. Each one us in this world wants to spend life with a healthy heart. To fulfill this wish, you must be responsible and show commitment to your heart health by adopting a healthy lifestyle. We can control our heart health by changing or adopting certain lifestyle modifications. However, there are some risks of heart diseases that are difficult to control as they are hereditary and related…

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How Can I Tell If I Have High Blood Pressure?

One of the most prevalent health condition in the world is hypertension. It is a common and serious condition that increases the force and pressure of blood against the walls of the arteries and leads to various health issues, most commonly heart diseases.  Amount of resistance to blood flow in your arteries and amount of blood your heart pumps both are the indicators of blood pressure. Your blood pressure is higher when your heart pumps more blood or when…

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How Can I Tell If I am Pre-diabetic?

HOW CAN I TELL IF I AM PRE-DIABETIC? What is prediabetes? Prediabetes is a condition that indicates the risk of getting type 2 diabetes. In prediabetes, the levels of blood sugar are higher than usual but cannot be considered as diabetes. Prediabetes is also called borderline diabetes, glucose intolerance, and impaired fasting glucose. The pancreas produces insulin during the prediabetes, but this insulin is a week at clearing sugar from the bloodstream. That’s not a rule that if you…

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How Can I Stay Away From Heart Disease?

One of the primary cause of deaths in the world is heart diseases. Sometimes heart diseases also lead to disability. There are many risk factors related to heart disease. Some factors can be under control, and we cannot control some. Staying away from Heart Disease According to experts, there are various types of preventive methods for staying away from heart diseases. These preventive methods show variable effects and starting times. Secondary prevention Secondary preventions are the preventive methods for…

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What Are Varicose Veins?

What Are Varicose Veins? Varicose veins commonly occur on feet and legs and can be characterized by enlarged, swollen, twisted, lumpy, bulging in nature. Sometimes patches of capillaries are formed in the legs and knowns as spider veins. This condition can occur when a faulty valve in the veins allow the flow of the blood in the opposite direction. They usually blue to dark purple in appearance. Generally, any vein can become varicose, but they usually affect legs more…

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How safe is your hospital
How safe is your hospital

How Safe Is Your Hospital

Have you ever wondered how safe your hospital is? According to HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADE, Henry Ford Hospital has received A for safety. For more information please click here hospital safety Resources: https://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/search?findBy=city&zip_code=&city=detroit&state_prov=MI&hospital

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Is Baby Aspirin Good for You?

Is taking Baby Aspirin good or bad? Listen to Dr. Sam Kazziha, Chief of Cardiovascular medicine Henry Ford Macomb Hospital talk about the latest studies about taking Baby Aspiring. Click below to Listen! If you would like to schedule an appointment with Dr. Kazziha, please fill out the form.

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Fiber is good for your heart
Fiber is good for your heart

Eat More Fiber – It is Good For Your Heart

(FOX 2) - Chances are, you're not getting enough fiber in your diet. The recommended amount of fiber per day is 25-30g - with most of us probably getting about 15-16g. Dr. Sindhu Koshy from Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital joined us to tell us more about fiber and why it's important. Fiber is something we actually don't digest well, so think of it as something that goes through the body and cleans everything out, she says. Click here to read…

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