North Suburban Mended Hearts Chapter 424
Peer-to-peer support for heart disease survivors in the northern suburbs of Chicago.D
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If you don’t think there’s any connection between dental health and heart health, think again. Our speakers Tuesday, June 10, will tell us all about the connections and what you need to know. Past dental talks have been quite lively, so expect that on Tuesday when we begin at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be…
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More than a dozen chapter members and several family members/caregivers, joined us for our May tour of the Chicago Botanic Gardens. You can see video highlights of the tour and hear about the history of the garden on our YouTube channel by clicking this link.
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February is national heart month and we’ll be celebrating with our annual Ask the Cardiologist meeting, featuring Dr. Jonathan Rosenberg. Given the uncertain weather this time of year, this meeting will be virtual only. Do not come to Evanston hospital for it, the meeting will be online only. Use this link: https://zoom.us/j/99887167977?pwd=dEJENmRFc2k5aHlvbjZlVnZiS0MrZz09 These Ask the…
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Our Mended Hearts chapter will be gathering at Evanston Hospital on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 6:30 p.m. to hear from Dr. Disha Narang, an endocrinologist who specializes in obesity medicine, and culinary medicine with Endeavor Health. Dr Narang gave us the low-down on these medications last March, so we’re excited to hear what’s changed and what we…
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Join us in December at a special time and place for a very special tour of the new cardiovascular institute at Endeavor Health’s Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview. Rather than meet on the second Tuesday of December, this meeting will take place on Dec. 17, the third Tuesday of the month, at 4 p.m. The roughly…
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Join us Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at Evanston Hospital to hear neurologist Dr. Zachary Bull discuss stroke and stroke prevention. We’ve had Dr. Bulwa at past meetings and he’s always highly informative, so it should be a great meeting. Dr. Bulwa will be joining us via Zoom but we will be meeting in-person…
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Our July meeting took place at Three Crowns retirement community in evanston where Executive Chef, and heart disease survivor, Thomas Winklebleck showed us how to make a heart-healthy summer watermelon salad. You can watch the meeting on our YouTube channel by clicking here…https://youtu.be/-FOTjeZjTlY?si=wdCNzvIOoz4V2py8 The video and sound quality start off a bit rough but get…
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We had a great speaker in June, a German cardiologist who has looked specifically at heart failure and travel. He also spoke about travel issues for those of us with other heart issues. You can watch his presentation by clicking here to reach our YouTube channel and his presentation. And here are other resources if…
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“Our North Suburban Chapter of Mended Hearts has begun its first fundraiser. The goal — to raise funds so we can spread the heart health and heart care message throughout the northern suburbs this summer by taking part in fairs and other public events where we can reach a wider audience. We charge no annual…
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Our Mended Hearts chapter recently heard a doctor speak very enthusiastically about Ozempic use by heart patients such as myself. Ozempic and similar drugs now on the market cut your appetite (to put it very simply) and you drop pounds. That in turn helps heart health. Being able to take a pill (or an injection in Ozempic’s…
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