by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on December 14, 2012
www.health.harvard.edu/blog/categories/health/heart-health Heart Health Studies explore global burden of disease and heart disease in the United States Posted December 14, 2012, 2:39 pm P.J. Skerrett, Managing Editor, Harvard Health If you like numbers and statistics, especially those about health, two reports released this week should keep you occupied for days: the massive Global Burden of Disease [...]
by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on December 14, 2012
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 The Force of the Quantified Self By James Beckerman, MD, FACC In my last post, I talked about the Dark Side of the Quantified Self — the possibility that becoming too focused on one’s own personal data may begin to diminish our individual real-life experiences and interactions. Mindfulness can be mind [...]
by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on May 21, 2012
[As I have mentioned before, Carolyn Thomas's www.myheartsisters.org is the best heart blog on the Web -- she frequently deals with the the post-heart attack psychological world. Here is an excellent first person narrative of how the world changes after a heart attack.] from the article It means learning how to take naps, or just [...]
by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on May 20, 2012
from the article: A final word of wisdom: Just because nuts and alcohol (in small amounts) may be good for the heart, it does not necessarily follow that the ideal food is beer nuts. Say Nuts to Heart Disease Adding nuts to your diet may reduce the risk of heart disease By Richard N. Fogoros, [...]
by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on May 13, 2012
Personally, I like Carolyn Thomas’s blog the best. I find the website listed as #1, the American Heart Association website, to be very ordinary and not very engaging. Carolyn provides much more individualized and personally relevant information…. Top Ten Online Influencers about heart disease