A Healthy Plate and Happy Heart
Show: Bryan Health Podcasts
Let’s get right to it…why is a balanced diet so important with respect to heart health? There are dietary and nutrition recommendations to reduce controllable risk factors of heart disease. Often times, we hear that portion control and moderation are key factors in any healthy diet but what exactly does that mean? Certainly salt intake is important when talking heart health but how can we minimize our salt intake daily without sacrificing taste and palatability? These and other great questions are discusses today with Lauren Christensen, Bryan LifePointe registered dietitian.
More From Current Show
Did you know? Half of women over age 50 will experience osteoporosis-related bone loss or fracture? In this...
Listen Now High blood pressure often has no symptoms but it can quietly damage the heart, brain and kidneys -...
Listen Now Living with diabetes can be hard. You are not alone. In this podcast, Shelli Calhoun, diabetes educator, discusses...
Listen Now As men age, it’s common to experience frequent urination or a weak urine stream. These symptoms may be...
Listen Now Prediabetes doesn't have to lead to diabetes. In this podcast, Gretchen Johnson, dietitian at the Bryan Diabetes Center,...
Listen Now Thinking about removing a tattoo? In this podcast, Courtney Sams, nurse practitioner at Advanced Skin and Body Aesthetics,...
Listen Now Struggling with your weight? In this podcast, Tara Troyer, nurse practitioner, discusses options for weight loss. Learn how...
Listen Now Curious about superfoods? In this podcast, Daniel Shaw, registered dietitian shares what superfoods are, how they benefit overall...
Listen Now Related Episodes
Kankakee resident Ray Balkcom was experiencing chest tightness on Thanksgiving Day. After receiving stents, doctors found a spot...
Listen Now 
High cholesterol is a common but often overlooked risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular conditions....
Listen Now 
This episode of Meaningful Medicine with Novant Health highlights heart rhythm disorders and how pacemakers work, who needs...
Listen Now 
Should every child be screened for high cholesterol, and what happens afterward? Sadia Malik, M.D., Pediatric Cardiologist at...
Listen Now Heart failure can feel like a slow loss of momentum — but modern medicine has found remarkable ways...
Listen Now 
Cardiac rehabilitation is a personalized, prescribed plan following a cardiac event or surgery that's focused on physical activity,...
Listen Now Dr. Dale Coffey, a vascular surgeon with Novant Health, discusses carotid artery disease, risk factors for vascular conditions...
Listen Now 
We examine the growing evidence for pulsed field ablation as a leading treatment for AFib and what recent...
Listen Now 
