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Go Red for Heart Month


HEART HEALTH

DO YOU KNOW YOUR 5 HEART NUMBERS?

Understanding the numerical outcomes of health assessments is a great way to deepen your relationship with your heart health, says Pooja Swamy, MD, a cardiologist at Loma Linda University International Heart Institute. For February’s American Heart Month, Swamy discusses how to use five metrics to safeguard your heart health.

Did you know you can take steps to reduce your risk for heart disease? Following a healthy diet and eating habits is one of the best-proven ways to lower your risk of developing heart disease. Test your knowledge and find out more about preventing heart disease by taking this quiz.

EYE HEALTH

WHAT FOODS TO EAT TO SUPPORT YOUR EYE HEALTH

Can bad eyesight be improved? Moises Enghelberg, DO, MSc, ophthalmologist at Loma Linda University Health, highlights the role between food and eye health, the particular importance of diet to eye health in diabetic patients and describes how to reverse some damage.

PATIENT STORY

HEART VALVE REPAIR TURNS BACK CLOCK FOR RENOVATOR AND GRANDDAD

76-year-old Herbert Trafton says he feels younger, healthier and more energetic since partnering with Loma Linda University International Heart Institute’s care team to repair one of the valves in his heart. Trafton had severe heart failure and could not have open heart surgery, but our patient-centered physicians provided an alternative.