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    Walking The HealthyHeart Way!

    Posted on: Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 in: Toward better health., Exercise Equipment to Use

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    Leave time in your busy schedule to follow a walking program that will work for you.

    Choose a safe place to walk. Find a partner or group of people to walk with you. Your walking partner(s) should be able to walk with you on the same schedule and at the same speed.
    Wear shoes with […]

    Chicken and Veggies on a Stick-then on Sticks

    Posted on: Thursday, February 21st, 2008 in: Toward better health.

    Our HealthyHeart Store 
    Makes 8 (3-skewer) servings Prep time: 15 minutes
    Start to finish: 10 minutes Ingredients
    3 tablespoons trans-fat-free margarine
    2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce, or more to taste
    1 teaspoon canola oil
    3 (6-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 24 (1-inch) cubes
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
    3 celery stalks, cut into 24 (1-inch) pieces
    Blue Cheese Dipping […]

    Pumpkin Pudding: The Perfect Treat!

    Posted on: Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 in: Toward better health.

    Even though the sight, smell, and taste of pumpkins are oh-so-autumn, but you don’t have to wait until holidays to enjoy this tasty dessert. Keep some canned pumpkin, an excellent source of vitamin A, on the shelf year-round to enjoy this treat in any season!
    Gingered Pumpkin Pudding Ingredients:
    1 cup canned pumpkin
    3/4 cup whole milk
    1 large […]

    Five Weight-Loss Goals

    Posted on: Saturday, February 16th, 2008 in: Toward better health., Food Ideas

    To lose weight, you need to burn more calories than you eat. Every good weight-loss plan has the same two parts: food and physical activity. Wise food choices can help you eat fewer calories and daily (or almost daily) physical activity helps you burn off some of the calories you consume. You lose weight more […]

    HealthyHeart Valentines Day…We Love You.

    Posted on: Thursday, February 14th, 2008 in: Toward better health.

    I do not believe it an accident that the heart is chosen for the symbol of love.
    At the very core of God’s greatest creation is the heart- when the heart stops so does life. I believe the same is true of love. When love stops - so does life.
    To love someone is not to say […]

    HealthyHeart Energy Food #1

    Posted on: Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 in: Toward better health.

    According to Dr. Steven Pratt MD caffeine is not as good for us and our energy levels as we might think. In his book Super Foods RX Diet, there are some foods that boost our energy level more effectively. These foods contain minerals, vitamins, and other nutrients that naturally work against inflammation, help recover faster from […]

    A Touch of Kindss

    Posted on: Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 in: Toward better health.

    This is just a reminder that Valentines Day is right around the corner. Day after tomorrow to be exact, the day we get to buy a little something for the sweetheart in our lives. There is still time. Don’t forget that important heart… our sweetheart.

    This is Heart Month

    Posted on: Monday, February 11th, 2008 in: Toward better health.

    February is national heart month and we are all aware of the work that goes on by unsung heroes. The lab techs, the nurses, the folks in the office of the local Heart Association, the list goes on for a long way…So let us be some of those HealthyHeart Folks that tell these folks thank you […]

    Another Anywhere Exercise-HealthyHeart Cardio Style

    Posted on: Sunday, February 10th, 2008 in: Toward better health.

    Roy and Heidi Mercer’s HealthyHeart Shopping

    This combination of moves may bring unwanted attention at the bus stop, but it is a workout exercise that will definately get the heart pumping. It requires no special  exercise equipment, can be done in public if we are not shy people and do not mind a bit of attention, and it […]

    My Diagnosis-Congestive Heart FAilure

    Posted on: Saturday, February 9th, 2008 in: Toward better health.

     Roy & Heidi Mercer’s HealthyHeart Shopping
    I knew very little about this heart disease prior to my hearing the words from a doctor saying “You have Congestive Heart Failure. Your heart is enlarged and not pumping correctly.” I was scared from the tips of my toes to the top of my head and at once felt I could […]