By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Are you thinking about the classic Hollywood example? The classic example of a Hollywood heart attack is a person clutching their chest, gasping for a breath and falling to the ground. After all, Hollywood is hot for drama, and when it comes to portraying a person having a heart attack, the exaggerated Hollywood version is far more riveting than a person sitting quietly wondering if their very slight arm…
Read More...Mediterranean Diet Can Help Improve Sexual Health in Men
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Mediterranean Diet is a healthful diet for men with and without metabolic syndrome, and with or without sexual dysfunction. The Mediterranean diet has been in the headlines recently because a new study shows that the diet is beneficial to help avoid strokes. Recognized for its ability to help improve heart health, the Mediterranean Diet also can help kick-start a flagging libido in men with metabolic syndrome. I asked John…
Read More...Yoga: It’s Cool Like Tara Stiles and It’s Great for Your Health
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA [Today, I’m taking a quick break from writing on the swine flu, and I’m bringing you a post that is a little lighter and fun. I hope you enjoy it.] Yoga for Beginners Tara Stiles is so cool. I don’t know Tara Stiles, I’ve never met Tara Stiles, and I’ve never even spoken to Tara Stiles. We’ve exchanged a few emails and I guess I can call her my…
Read More...Hand Washing and Swine Flu H1N1 – Still Important
Barbara and Kevin’s First, “He Said, She Said” Read our tips in our next post to find out how to be an empowered health consumer! She Said – Barbara Health Information – Confusing? I think most of us feel that there is so much health information circulating the web, in print and on TV that it can often be confusing. Major news networks may have the best intention to provide solid information, but there are…
Read More...3 Ways to Boost Your Health: Meditate, Connect With Friends & Smile
3 Simple Things to Boost Your Health By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA 1. Meditate You may feel that you need to be in a lotus pose or in a spa like environment to gain the benefits of mediation, but truth is you can be anywhere. You can meditate while waiting in line at the post office, in a doctor’s office, during your daily walk, in the shower or while cooking dinner. Meditation can help…
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