Posts by Anne Fish
Enhancing Physical Activity Through Health Care Providers: Exercise is Medicine®
Health care providers can help their patients incorporate regular physical activity into their lifestyles and make decisions regarding their overall health with handouts available from Exercise is Medicine and the American College of Sports Medicine.1 Exercise, labeled physical activity as patients are often more receptive to that term, can be taught about and encouraged at…
Read MoreWill the United Kingdom’s idea of changing food labels catch on?
The United Kingdom (UK) is considering a controversial move to use a symbol on food labels to indicate how much exercise (walking, running) is required to burn off one serving of that food.1 Both food and drinks are targeted. The idea is to keep the food part of the label (calories and nutrients) the same…
Read MoreSupervised Exercise Therapy for Patients with Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease: It’s a Big Deal
Who is covered? Diane Treat-Jacobson, PhD, RN, FAHA and Chair of a recent American Heart Association Science Advisory wants prevention nurses to know that supervised exercise therapy (SET) is covered for patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (SPAD) by Medicare and Medicaid. So do not miss the opportunity to review the 2019 advisory and the…
Read MoreAn Update on High Blood Pressure Performance and Measurement Guidelines
Translation of Scientific Evidence into Clinical Practice Failure to correctly diagnose and treat patients with high blood pressure can put them at risk for stroke, heart disease, and renal failure. Conversely, treating high blood pressure can reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.1 Two PCNA prevention experts, Nancy Houston-Miller and Cheryl Dennison-Himmelfarb, were involved in formulating the American…
Read MoreEggs and Cardiovascular Health: A Continuing Controversy
The role of eggs in the incidence of cardiovascular disease has been examined for decades. In 2016, a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies concluded that, overall, there was no clear association between egg intake and increased or decreased risk of CHD. (1) However, a meta-analysis published in 2019 found that, among U.S. adults, a higher…
Read MoreTips to Enjoy a Heart-Healthy Holiday
Heart Health Before, During and After the Party During the holidays, it is challenging for families to be heart healthy. Holiday celebrations may also last for several days or weeks, so vigilance is required across the holiday season. Some irony is built into holidays. For example, while experts say to plan, plan, plan for the…
Read More2018 Physical Activity Guidelines
Preventive cardiovascular nurses facilitate physical activity (PA) and educate about its benefits, with the goals of reducing cardiovascular risk and improving quality of life. Overall, the public health benefit from PA versus being sedentary is very large in terms of reduced medical costs. Additionally, individual benefits for health and well-being are well documented and include…
Read MorePromoting Physical Activity
Cardiovascular nurses are seasoned professionals at promoting physical activity to their patients. But the way our communities are designed can create barriers that make physical activity more difficult for some. Fortunately, there are a number of initiatives that address these barriers to promoting physical activity. National Physical Activity Plan The National Coalition for Promoting Physical…
Read MoreWhat’s New in Nutrition: The “PURE DIET”
News has reached the lay public about what is termed the PURE diet. Over the last year, confusion and controversy have emerged. What was the study about and what makes understanding the findings of the study so challenging? The Study The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) investigators conducted a large, prospective, cohort study, on 135,335…
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