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The Role Diet Plays in Heart Health
A healthy diet plays a significant role in maintaining heart health. Consuming a balanced diet can help lower the risk of developing...
Dr. Eric Carlsen
Feb 6, 2023


Eight Small Changes for Healthier Eating in the New Year
2023 has begun, meaning the challenge of keeping up with those New Year’s resolutions has begun as well. While it may have been...
Dr. Eric Carlsen
Jan 10, 2023


How to Practice Gratitude
Practicing gratitude has incredible effects, from improving our mental health to boosting our relationships with others. Explore ways you...
Dr. Eric Carlsen
Dec 20, 2022


11 Best and Worst Sleep Positions for Older Adults
Try this: Bend your wrist as far back as you can toward your forearm. How long can you hold it there? Probably not long, maybe a matter...
Dr. Eric Carlsen
Jul 26, 2022


Wake Up And Walk! 7 Benefits Of Taking A Morning Stroll
Still having difficulty fitting exercise into your day? Start by heading out for a morning walk. No matter your fitness level, walking...
Dr. Eric Carlsen
May 31, 2022


8 Summer Steps for Healthy Living
In the warmer, longer, lazier days of summer, the living may not be easy, but your life probably feels less chaotic. Even adults tend to...
Dr. Eric Carlsen
May 24, 2022


16 Surprising Facts About Your Heart
1. Your heart can weigh between 7 and 15 ounces. A man’s heart weighs, on average, around 10 ounces and a woman’s heart weighs around 8...
Dr. Eric Carlsen
Feb 22, 2022


5 Surprising Facts About High Blood Pressure
What you don’t know about high blood pressure could hurt you. High blood pressure affects nearly half of the adult population in the...
Dr. Eric Carlsen
Feb 15, 2022


February is National Heart Month
Why do we observe American Heart Month every February? Well, every year more than 600,000 Americans die from heart disease. The number...
Dr. Eric Carlsen
Feb 1, 2022
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