Category: Heart Health
CHD Support Groups and Organizations for Heart Families
February 7-14 marks Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week! During this time, everyone is encouraged to help raise awareness of this serious medical condition. CHD is the number one birth defect that affects every 125 babies every year in the United States. Parents whose children are diagnosed with CHD are presented…
Congenital Heart Disease and the Need for Medical IDs
Join Walk for a Cure on September 17th!
The Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation is hosting it’s 3rd annual Walk for a Cure on Sunday, September 17th at the South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange, NJ. The event unites pediatric cardiomyopathy families during Children’s Cardiomyopathy Awareness Month to raise funds in order to support research and education. All…
5 Superfoods that Promote Heart Health
If you’ve recently switched to a healthier diet, you might be surprised to learn that even some healthy foods are better than others. Select fruits, wines and fish, known as “superfoods,” help to promote heart health with extra benefits such as antioxidants and omega-3’s! Eating healthy can make a HUGE…
Keep Your Heart Healthy With These Exercises
Importance of understanding blood pressure readings
High blood pressure is a common concern for aging adults and individuals with risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Whether you are an individual who has been instructed by your doctor to check your blood pressure regularly or you would like to know more about blood pressure readings that are taken…
May is National Stroke Awareness Month
10 Questions to start a heart health talk with your doctor
Back to School with Chronic Heart Disease
Back to school time is here, and for many families, there is an excited frenzy that accompanies it. While children’s faces light up at the thought of new clothes, backpacks and accessories, their parents simultaneously feel relief and stress. These feelings can be amplified for parents of children with chronic…
CHD Support Groups and Organizations for Heart Families

February 7-14 marks Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week! During this time, everyone is encouraged to help raise awareness of this serious medical condition. CHD is the number one birth defect that affects every 125 babies every year in the United States. Parents whose children are diagnosed with CHD are presented…
Congenital Heart Disease and the Need for Medical IDs
Join Walk for a Cure on September 17th!

The Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation is hosting it’s 3rd annual Walk for a Cure on Sunday, September 17th at the South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange, NJ. The event unites pediatric cardiomyopathy families during Children’s Cardiomyopathy Awareness Month to raise funds in order to support research and education. All…
5 Superfoods that Promote Heart Health

If you’ve recently switched to a healthier diet, you might be surprised to learn that even some healthy foods are better than others. Select fruits, wines and fish, known as “superfoods,” help to promote heart health with extra benefits such as antioxidants and omega-3’s! Eating healthy can make a HUGE…
Keep Your Heart Healthy With These Exercises
Importance of understanding blood pressure readings

High blood pressure is a common concern for aging adults and individuals with risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Whether you are an individual who has been instructed by your doctor to check your blood pressure regularly or you would like to know more about blood pressure readings that are taken…
May is National Stroke Awareness Month
10 Questions to start a heart health talk with your doctor
Back to School with Chronic Heart Disease

Back to school time is here, and for many families, there is an excited frenzy that accompanies it. While children’s faces light up at the thought of new clothes, backpacks and accessories, their parents simultaneously feel relief and stress. These feelings can be amplified for parents of children with chronic…