It's your only heart - Love on it!

Most people think of February as the month of love – and there are heart shapes everywhere to promote it!

Please join me this month to focus on loving our own hearts. This February, during American Heart Month, I would like to pass along some tips for taking care of our hearts. I’ll also share some information about diabetes and our hearts.

Why should we take care of our hearts? One answer is because cardiovascular diseases are affecting so many of us. Cardiovascular diseases are costing lives and impacting our families. There are also costs in health care dollars and costs to emergency respon...