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If you have heart failure, how active should you be? Are there any exercises you could do? What are the safety guidelines if you want to exercise, but afraid to aggravate your condition? This booklet tries to answer these and other questions. Back To Top |
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Whenever you read about diets you frequently see the word serving size. What is a food equivalent of the serving size? Here's a guide to what we mean by that term. We have also included a sample selection from the major food groups. Back To Top |
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For good health, dietary fiber should be an important part of everyone's diet. Dietary fiber is important for normal functioning of the digestive tract. We want to provide our patients with a sample diet that will show them which foods have enough fiber in them. Back To Top |
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Low-carbohydrate diets are those that reduce the amount of carbohydrate-containing foods you eat each day, from about 60% of total calories in the typical American diet down to as little as 5%. What are the advantages and disadvantages of those diets? What is the right way to lose weight? Click on this link to find out. Back To Top |
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Low-Cholesterol Diet
If you have high cholesterol, the question you naturally ask is what foods you should avoid. To answer your questions, we have prepared a list of foods to use and of those to avoid if you want to reduce your cholesterol and triglyceride levels.Back To Top |
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According to American Heart Association, reducing the sodium intake may help reduce or avoid high blood pressure. Why should we care? The answer is simple: people with high blood pressure are more likely to develop heart disease and stroke.
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