52. Healthy Heart Happy Life with Karen Lambert, MD/Cardiologist

<p>52. Healthy Heart Happy Life with Karen Lambert, MD/Cardiologist</p> <p>February is American Heart Month- Time to focus on our cardiovascular wellness with Dr Karen Lambert.</p> <p></p> <p>Karen Lambert, MD</p> <p>Today's Lexi: </p> <p>Καρδιά — Kardiá (Heart)    </p> <p>In this episode: </p> <p>You are never too young or too old to implement a healthy lifestyle for one of the body’s most essential organs, the heart.  Did you know that the heart is the body’s engine room, responsible for pumping life-sustaining blood via a 60,000-mile-long network of vessels?  Remarkable!</p> <p>Today, in recognition of HEART MONTH and your health and wellness, we have invited the well-respected cardiologist</p> <p>Dr Karen Lambert, to discuss what you need to know to stay heart strong. </p> <p>Key takeaways today include awareness, prevention & symptoms.</p> <p>Also, what does the heart look like and who is more at risk for heart disease men or women?</p> <p>More important info to note:</p> <ul><li>Smoking as few as 3 cigarettes a day increases your chance of a heart attack 2 to 3 times over a non-smoker</li> <li>Not exercising is almost as hard as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day</li> <li>You cannot change your parents or your age, but you can change your lifestyle- it’s possible</li> <li>25% of woman in USA are completely sedentary- get walking</li> <li>Good fat vs bad fat- The Mediterranean diet can help</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p></p> <p>Today's Ola Kala Moment:</p> <p>Today’s Ola Kala Moment suggest an idea for managing your stress to be “All is Well,” in your life.</p> <p>Resources:</p> <ul><li><a href='https://www.heart.org/'>Heart.org</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/'>CDC.gov/heartdisease/</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.mayoclinic.org/'>MayoClinic.org</a></li> <li>"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." — Helen Keller </li> </ul> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center