Entries by Mikey Network

The Role Stress Can Play on Your Heart

Stress is an inevitable part of our every day lives – from trying to manage work, to trying to find time for family and yourself. It’s important to recognize and manage it because stress can significantly raise the risk of heart disease and stroke. It could lead to the detriment of your mental health such […]

Fun Exercises You Can do as a Family

When thinking of the term “exercising” we often think of team sports, or something that we can do as an individual, like running. The thought of ‘family’ doesn’t really come to mind, but often our families are where we first learned the basics of exercising. Kicking the soccer ball in the backyard, doing chores around the […]

Heart-Healthy Nutrition

Eating a healthy, balanced diet is one of the most important things you can do to protect your health. In fact, up to 80% of premature heart disease and stroke can be prevented through your life choices and habits, such as eating a healthy diet and being physically active. Below are some heart-healthy diets that […]

A Healthy Heart Can Help to Improve Your Mind

Our dietary and workout routines can affect each and every part of our body. As we age this becomes more and more important as we focus on ways to keep our body in good shape as well as our cognitive abilities. Keeping your heart healthy may play a role in keeping your memory sharp later […]

Heart Healthy In-Person and Online Educational Resources

With Canadians spending more and more time at home we thought we’d provide some resources to help educate about how to respond to sudden cardiac arrest and other emergency’s. This is incredibly important for Canadians to learn as the Government of Canada states that heart disease is the second leading cause of death in Canada. […]