Blog Feed: Healthy Hearts with Heartstrong

Depression Defenses that Can Help

Published on 2011-01-10 13:35:52

 Misery doesn’t love company. It also doesn’t love sleeping well, or enjoying activities, or eating healthfully, or making hopeful plans. Misery is, well, miserable. And when sad, empty feelings continue for two weeks or more, you’

Make the Most of Indoor Exercise

Published on 2010-12-26 12:55:13

Many of us love being outdoors for physical activities. But when the weather gets crummy—too cold, too hot, or too much precipitation of any sort—we stay on the sofa, maybe for months, until things get better. There’s no reason to give up e

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Published on 2010-12-20 19:35:28

Polar Bear Plunge 2011 for Special Olympics NJ

Published on 2010-12-12 08:36:45

When the temperatures drop, the Polar Bears Plunge! The Polar Bear Plunges for Special Olympics New Jersey are fundraising events in which participants pledge $100 or more to take a brazen romp into the chilly waters of the Atlantic Ocean in the midd

Healthy Holiday Tips

Published on 2010-12-07 14:42:03

With more parties, productions, baking, and shopping going on during the holiday season than any other, it’s hard to not get caught up in all the festivities. Before you know it you are feeling more stressed than relaxed and grouchy than cheerf

Testicular Cancer: More Common Males 15 to 34

Published on 2010-11-28 07:14:52

Compared with other types of cancer, testicular cancer is rare. But testicular cancer is the most common cancer in American males between the ages of 15 and 34. Testicular cancer occurs in the testicles (testes), which are located inside the scrotum,

How to Stay Healthy When Studying Online

Published on 2010-11-22 05:46:54

It’s a route that many students are taking nowadays because it allows them the freedom to do many things simultaneously while providing them with a great deal of flexibility too. Online education is in high demand because you can earn while you lea

Clean Teeth, Healthy Heart

Published on 2010-11-16 19:04:45

You do everything you can to keep your heart healthy—exercise, take aspirin and avoid foods that are prone to clog your arteries. But did you know one of the key ways for ensuring a strong, healthy heart is to simply brush your teeth? According to

A Little Exercise Can Go a Long Way

Published on 2010-11-08 05:39:19

from the Healthy Living area When you hear advice to exercise for 30 to 45 minutes or more, nearly every day, you may think, “In whose life? Get real.” Many women feel the same way. We’re too busy and too tired—from job, family, h

Petition Aims to Improve the Care of Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease

Published on 2010-11-03 06:46:13

  Washington, DC — The Peripheral Arterial Disease (P.A.D.) Coalition has launched a petition drive at padcoalition.org to urge President Obama and Congress to increase access to evidence-based health care for individuals with P.A.D. Approxima