Author: mendedheartsnorthshore
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Our 2023 meeting schedule is entering its final third, so it’s time to start discussing what we should be talking about in 2024. We are open to your suggestions, the chapter is here for its members. So feel free to suggest topics you’d like to see on our 2024 schedule. Our educational meetings are the…
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Join us at Evanston Hospital (or online) on Tuesday, Sept. 12 to hear from Dr. Zachery Bulwa discuss less obvious signs of stroke. Dr. Bulwa last year wrote a blog post entitled, Steps You Can Take Now to Prevent a Stroke. You can read it by clicking here. Dr Bulwa has a 4.7 out of…
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Registration for Mended Hearts’ World of Support Fundraiser is now open. The money raised through this fundraiser will help pay for offerings such as MH’s award-winning Heartbeat® Magazine, its visitor training, chapter and group registrations, the printing and shipping of educational materials, and much more. Mended Hearts does not receive sponsor funding to provide these…
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Exercise should be part of all our daily routines. Looking for something low-impact? Come join us at our Tuesday, April 11 meeting to learn about chair yoga from chair yoga guru Susan Wilkens. Susan has been studying and practicing yoga and meditation since 1995, and began teaching in 2002. Her education includes hundreds of hours…
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Join our chapter Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 6:30 p.m at Evanston Hospital as we celebrate the chapter’s fifth anniversary. Hear from two cardiologists answering your questions at our annual “Ask the Cardiologist” session. Socialize with chapter friends you haven’t seen since before Covid. Meet Mandy Sandkuhler from the national Mended Hearts office telling us about…
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Being physically active is a major step toward good heart health, reports Hopkins Health. To read more, click here…
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When you choose healthy behaviors, you can lower your heart disease risk, reports the CDC. To read more, click here…
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You don’t need a smartwatch to get important info about your cardio health, reports CNET. To read more, click here…
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Switching from table salt to salt substitutes can help reduce the risk of stroke in people over age 60 with a history of high blood pressure or prior stroke. To read more, click here…
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A new study has found that even moderate drinking can increase the risk of A-fib, a heart rhythm abnormality that afflicts some 3 million Americans. To read more, click here…
