Facts on Cardiovascular Disease By Dr. Evelyn Higgins

Did you know that cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in the United States? Did you also know that it is the most chronic preventable disease? Does that make any sense at all - that is, to be chronic and preventable but still be the number one killer? If you are a thinking person the answer would be a resounding No!

The fact of the matter is that cardiovascular disease strikes more women than men. Shocking for many people to hear. It was once stated that our health is a gift- a largely controllable gift. We can control this gift through lifestyle choices that we have the power to make. These choices include the foods we eat, or don't eat and the exercise we do, or don't do. Are you starting to see the picture? [more...]