Heart Disease in Women: Ladies, Love Your Heart All Year Long

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Featured in USATODAY.com | Grand Rounds – Health Tips American Heart Month may be officially over, but don’t let the lack of media attention fool you into thinking heart disease isn’t a critical issue. We still need to be mindful of the fact that heart disease is the number one killer of women. There are simple lifestyle choices you can make to help prevent you from heart disease. I…

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Healthy Eating: Smart Foods to Follow on the Mediterranean Diet

Guest Post by Vandana Bhide, MD Greeks who live on the Island of Crete have significantly less heart disease and cancer than Americans.  Research studies suggest it is the Mediterranean diet that may give Cretans their health advantage. The Mediterranean diet is rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish and nuts such as almonds and walnuts.  It has been found to be associated with less risk of recurrent heart attacks than people who followed the…

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Healthy Eating: A Mediterranean Fish Dish That’s Quick and Simple

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Last week, I returned from Italy, Florence (Firenze) to be exact, a magical city in Tuscany, only to  to realize how much I miss the delicious Mediterranean food. The little Trattorias (a little informal restaurant) can be found along the cobblestone streets through the narrow alleyways. Actually, the alleyways are very much active streets.  You quickly realize that when you’re almost knocked over from speeding Vespa scooters or tiny…

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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…

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