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Managing the Holiday Season: Stress, Anxiety and Irritability

During the next few weeks, as the holiday season pushes you to your limits with activities, events and a growing to-do list, the effects of stress mount.

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New Heart Disease Slideshows!

We've taken the best articles across the site and turned them into easy to read, digestible slideshows. Take a look!

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Seven Ways to Deal With a Difficult Heart Disease Diagnosis

One of the most difficult things in life is getting the diagnosis that you have a debilitating disease. In fact, every day thousands of people are told they have a heart related disease.

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D-Ribose - Do You Need This Supplement?

D-ribose is a simple sugar molecular that is a derivative of ATP and involved in the production of cellular energy.

Good nutrition starts at home

Five Tips for Healthier Kids Lunches

Getting your kids to eat healthy can be a challenge at times.  And, when they're at school there's the obvious temptation to go for unhealthy food choices. So, what can you do?

Learn the different types of heart failure

Heart Failure and Statin Drugs

It's become more common for statin drugs to be prescribed in the treatment of heart failure. However, the type of heart failure you have may determine the effectiveness of the medication.