Oh that’s “heartbreaking” or “my heart is broken” are terms and phrases we often hear surrounding some sort of disappointment or tragic event. But is the heart really broken or is it simply just a figure of speech? Broken heart syndrome, also called stress-induced cardiomyopathy, is real and while it’s rare, it can be serious. [Continue Reading]
Interested in a Fitness Assessment?
Your body is a machine. To discover what pro athletes know about how to make their bodies run at peak efficiency, we turned to the Human Performance experts at Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Sports Medicine Institute. Because athletes of all ages and abilities can benefit from nutrition counseling, performance testing and training services, here’s what you need [Continue Reading]
Is it ADHD or a sleep disorder?
When kids fidget, act out, fail to focus or perform poorly on tests, we’re quick to blame Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. But we may be wrong – and the wrong diagnosis could be damaging. To learn more, we checked with an expert, Cindy Jon, M.D., medical director of Memorial Hermann (Pediatric) Sleep Lab at Memorial Hermann [Continue Reading]
Women & Heart Disease: Take Steps Now to Reduce Your Risk.
Although heart disease is often thought of as “a man’s problem,” the reality is that all women are at risk for heart disease. In a survey by the American Heart Association, women worry more about getting breast cancer, even though heart disease kills six times as many women every year. Women of all ages must [Continue Reading]
Tips and Recipes for Living a Heart-healthy Lifestyle
February is National Heart Month, reminding you to take good care of your heart because heart disease is the No. 1 killer in the US. Whether you’re striving to prevent a heart attack, cut your risk of heart disease or shape up your diet after a heart attack or cardiac surgery, the goals are the [Continue Reading]
Preventing ACL Tears in Young Athletes
It happens in a split second, the result of a direct blow to a planted foot, a sharp directional change to juke a defender, a sudden stop, or an awkward landing that hyperextends the knee. Although the “how” varies, most athletes are universal in describing what happens when they injure their anterior cruciate ligament, or [Continue Reading]
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