by Karen | Feb 9, 2021 | Uncategorised
Weight implications: Did you know that Almost half (48%) of Irish men and 57% of Irish women will be obese by 2030 54% of parents of overweight children and 20% of parents of obese children report that they are ‘about the right’ weight for their height...
by Karen | Dec 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
Did you know? High blood pressure What is blood pressure? Blood pressure measures how strongly blood presses against the walls of the arteries as it is pumped around your body by your heart. About 30-40% of people in Ireland have high blood pressure but are unaware....
by Karen | Dec 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
Learn about Cholesterol Take a short quiz on your diet Take a short quiz to help you with healthy choices Learn about a cholesterol lowering diet Click on the image below to see changes in recommended cholesterol levels Learn about Heart 2 Heart...
by Karen | Dec 11, 2020 | Uncategorised
Click Here to Book a Consultation What is a MET? You may have heard your cardiologist or a member of the team at Heart 2 Heart talking about MET levels before but were not quite sure what they meant. MET levels are an interesting and important way of looking at...
by Karen | Dec 4, 2020 | Uncategorised
What to expect after cardiac surgery Cardiac surgery is surgery on the heart or blood vessels of the heart and is completed by a cardiac surgeon. There are many different types of cardiac surgery and different ways to complete these surgeries. The most common cardiac...
by Karen | Nov 27, 2020 | Uncategorised
Physical Activity and Exercise Prescription Physical fitness is a strong predictor of cardiac events. How fit we are is partly determined by our genetic make-up, but it is also important to remember that our fitness can be modified through structured activity, or...
