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Of all the truisms we’ve come up with on this show over the years, this one is probably the most accurate: the best way to survive heart disease is to never get it! But is that easier said than done? On today’s Health Show, we’ll get advice on keeping your heart healthy from an expert. We’ll also hear about a new survey that lists the ten healthiest chain restaurants in the country and yes, we name names...and then it’s true confessions time from a veteran of a long healthy eating campaign and yes, we give you the numbers!
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HEART HEALTH 101
If you’re a regular listener to The Health Show you know we talk a lot about heart disease...and with good reason. Heart Disease is still the number one killer of both men and women in the US. There are steps everyone can take to help keep their heart healthy...and most of us already know them. But in case you need a little nudge to get you moving in that direction...we thought we’d talk a little “heart health 101" with Dr Deepak Bhatt, associate director of the Cleveland Clinic Cardiovascular Coordinating Center. Dr. Nina Sax asked Dr. Bhatt what was the nicest thing people can do for their heart.
Are These The 10 Healthiest Restaurants?
You think fixing low fat, healthy meals that your family will love is tough to do at home? Try finding them when you go out to eat! Well someone’s out there trying to help. The April issue of Health magazine offers a list of the ten healthiest sit down chain restaurants in the country...and some healthy fast food choices, too. Here to talk about the list is Frances Largeman-Roth, Senior Food and Nutrition Editor for Health magazine. Bob Barrett asked Frances to explain how they came up with the list. You can find the lists and articles here!
HEALTH UPDATE with Dr. Philip Stieg
Osteoarthritis affects at least 20 to 25 million Americans and can be difficult to treat. On this week’s Health Update, Dr. Philip Stieg takes a look at a natural treatment for knee pain caused by osteoarthritis.
True Weight Loss Confessions
Have you ever met someone you know has lost a lot of weight and really wanted to ask them how much they lost and what they weight now and how they did it and if they...we’ll, you know, all the things you decided would be really rude to ask? Well our friend Sandy Daigler says “ask away”...she’s used to it.
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