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A heart attack occurs when your heart is not receiving sufficient blood supply, and it can be potentially life-threatening. Once you experience a heart attack, your life will change and your future will be uncertain. As such, it is very important that you educate yourself about heart attack, and make the necessary effort to prevent it from happening in the future. One of the best ways to learn about heart attack is to consult your cardiologist. Asking your cardiologist the right questions can make a big difference in your endeavor to reduce your heart attack risk, as well as your overall health and longevity. North Ohio Heart and Ohio Medical Group have created a list of essential questions for heart attack patients to ask their cardiologists.

While there are many illnesses and diseases that threaten Americans, there are few that are more prominent than Diabetes.

What percentage of the United States has Diabetes or Pre-Diabetes?

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In our last post we mentioned that the most effective way to maintain a healthy weight loss plan is to “eat smart”, meaning that you should make the right food choices and adopt the right eating habits. Our first two tips to healthy weight loss included planning for success and eating in moderation. Here are four more tips to consider:

Many people think that eating healthy to lose weight means following a strict diet, abstaining from their favorite foods, starving themselves, and maintaining an overly thin figure. However, it is actually about keeping the body healthy, gaining more energy, and just feeling good. The most effective way to maintain a healthy weight loss plan is to “eat smart”, meaning that you should make the right food choices and adopt the right eating habits.

Dr. Matthew Schaeffer recommends that you include dynamic exercises including squats, high knees, lunges, running backwards and lateral shuffles at the beginning of a workout to avoid injuries.

How many minutes does Dr. Schaeffer advise you to allocate for these dynamic stretches?

A. 3-5 minutes

B. 8-10 minutes

C. 12-15 minutes

D. 20-23 minutes

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At North Ohio Heart and Ohio Medical Group, your health is why we’re here! As your healthcare partner, we want to encourage you to live a healthy lifestyle. Now through April 6, test your health IQ with our trivia questions from the physicians at Ohio Medical Group! It is up to you to guess the correct answer for your chance to win a $25 gift card to one of these three places: Giant Eagle, iTunes Store or Foot Locker.

North Ohio Heart and Ohio Medical Group has learned of a great opportunity for no-cost mammograms and breast ultrasound screenings. As part of the Breast and Cervical Cancer Project, EMH Healthcare, in cooperation with the Cuyahoga County Board of Health will be providing these services to individuals who meet the program’s eligibility requirements.

Friday, February 3, was "Go Red for Women" day and America was encouraged to wear something red in support of this great cause! Go Red for Women celebrates the energy, passion and power we have to band together to wipe out heart disease and stroke.

According to a study that was conducted by researchers in Boston, tall men may be less susceptible to heart failure than shorter men. While there is no clear evidence showing that a few extra inches can give the heart additional protection, there are certain differences between tall and short men that can affect heart failure risk, including diets and childhood diseases.

Having heart failure or diabetes alone is worrisome enough, but these two conditions often exist together. In a study that was published in the January 2012 issue of the Cell Metabolism journal, researchers appear to have discovered the reason why heart failure leads to diabetes, and perhaps, the way to break the metabolic vicious cycle.