People often think that aerobic exercise will give the body a total workout or that weight training is all they need to be fit. This is not true. Aerobic training works the heart, lungs and…
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It’s no secret that for years, low-income communities of color have suffered as grocery stores and fresh, affordable food disappeared from their neighborhoods. But few of us stop and take note of what this is…
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Philadelphia’s faith-based community is being tapped to spur action around preventing heart disease. The U.S. Department for Health and Human Services has rolled out the “100 Congregations for Million Hearts” in Philadelphia. The program is…
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When television personality Star Jones addressed 700 or so business and community leaders during the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Luncheon, she shared her story of surviving heart disease. When Jones was diagnosed…
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A high cholesterol level is one of the main factors contributing to heart attacks, strokes and other circulation problems. Cholesterol is a soft, yellowish, waxy material. It’s found in every cell in our body and…
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When Dr. Ouida Brown participates in the upcoming Komen Philadelphia Race for the Cure, she will run in her mother’s honor. After her mother, Mae Robinson-Brown was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003, Brown was…
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