The Hidden Battle: How a Heart Attack Can Lead to Depression
Having a heart attack changes life in an instant. What seemed important prior to the health emergency suddenly fades into the background, while the main concern becomes helping the injured heart to heal. Life is then filled with tests, following up with medical appointments, adjusting to new medications, and implementing dietary changes and an exercise […]
Food for the Heart: What Are the Best Things to Eat for a Healthy Heart?
There are plenty of visual reminders this time of the year that prompt us to think about that exceedingly vital organ that works 24/7 to help keep us healthy! Store shelves are full of heart-shaped balloons, cards, and boxes of candy. Because it’s also American Heart Month, it’s an ideal time to take steps to […]
How to Live With Congestive Heart Failure in the Comfort of Home
We have only one, and it is perhaps the most critical organ in our bodies – so hearing from our doctor that our heart is “failing” is quite scary. Congestive heart failure, or CHF, affects nearly 6 million people in the United States alone, according to the CDC, and although it’s a chronic illness, there are […]
How Home Care Helps Following Heart Surgery
During National Heart Month, Home with You Senior Care would like to share a couple of important ways to show your heart some love: learn how to keep your heart healthy, and know how home care helps with recovery if you experience heart surgery. Look After Your Heart These simple measures can help maintain heart […]
Tips to Keep the Heart Healthy for Seniors During Heart Month and Beyond
“Your heart is the softest place on earth. Take care of it!” – Nayyirah Waheed You can’t escape them around this time of year: flaming red heart-shaped balloons, cakes, cookies, boxes of chocolates, and greeting cards that grab our attention and encourage us to show those closest to us just how much we love them. […]
Cholesterol 101: Learn Facts and Strategies to Prevent Dangerous High Cholesterol
HDLs, LDLs, hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia: what do they mean, and are they putting you in danger of a heart attack? Though the jargon may well be confusing, it’s worthwhile to grasp the basics of cholesterol and its effect on our heart health – and most importantly, what practical steps you can take to make certain […]
Life After a Heart Attack: Top Tips from Home With You to Maximize Quality of Life
After being afflicted by a heart attack, it’s not unusual to work through a broad range of emotions: relief that the experience is over, uncertainty about what could possibly have prompted the attack, and fear about the risk of it happening a second time, to name just a few. The good news is there are […]