by Yasmine S. Ali, MD | Nov 16, 2022 | Heart-Health News, Speak for the Heart Blog
Let’s face it: due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the global economic recession, and multiple other worldwide events, we’re all dealing with chronic stress right now. That sort of stress can put a real strain on your heart, not to mention the rest of your body as well as...
by Yasmine S. Ali, MD | Dec 17, 2020 | Heart-Health News, Speak for the Heart Blog
(This post contains affiliate links.) The many challenges of 2020 led to almost everyone cooking and preparing more meals at home. Done properly, this actually has a number of health benefits: homecooked meals are usually lower in sodium and fat than meals prepared in...
by Yasmine S. Ali, MD | Nov 23, 2020 | Heart-Health News, Speak for the Heart Blog
Photo credit: mikecohen1872 on Visualhunt.com One thing is for certain: this holiday season will be like none other. With COVID-19 case numbers on the rise and the CDC urging all of us not to travel, most of us will be spending more time in our own homes. From the...
by Yasmine S. Ali, MD | Oct 30, 2020 | Heart-Health News, Speak for the Heart Blog
“Music unites all qualities: it can exalt us, divert us, cheer us up, or break the hardest of hearts with the softest of its melancholy tones.” –Friedrich Nietzsche As a musician myself, I know firsthand the power of music to transform, transcend,...
by Yasmine S. Ali, MD | Aug 7, 2020 | Heart-Health News, Speak for the Heart Blog
As many physicians and public health experts have noted, COVID-19 is a disease unlike any we have seen in modern times. We continue to learn new information and observe new findings every day. One of the developments we have observed over the past few months has been...