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]

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]

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]