The Healthiest You

What you need to know about wine, chocolate, vitamins and your heart on Valentine’s Day and every day. 

Guest:
Ellina Feiner, MD, cardiologist with Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute, discusses women’s heart health with Mike and Steph from B104.
 
Chapters:
     · 00:01 - Intro
     · 1:23 - Milk vs. dark chocolate
     · 1:49 - What is the healthiest dark chocolate?
     · 2:15 - Antioxidants in chocolate
     · 2:54 - Can dark chocolate lower your risk of heart failure?
     · 3:51 - Dark chocolate recipe
     · 4:17 - Are there minerals in dark chocolate that are good for me?
     · 4:51 - Dark chocolate and your health
     · 5:58 - The dark side of chocolate
     · 6:25 - Top two minerals your heart needs
     · 6:35 - How low magnesium can affect your heart
     · 7:00 - What to do if you think you may be magnesium deficient 
     · 7:22 - Wine health benefits
     · 8:09 - What is the healthiest wine?
     · 8:22 - How much wine can I have? 
     · 9:01 - Vitamins and supplements for a woman’s heart 
     · 9:31 - CoQ10 health benefits 
     · 9:58 - Fish oil and your heart
     · 10:50 - Concerns about inflammation 
     · 11:28 - How to reduce inflammation 
     · 12:20 - Turmeric health benefits 
     · 12:52 - Is garlic good for your heart? 
     · 13:42 - Garlic supplements
     · 13:53 - The “silent killer” in women
     · 14:21 - Symptoms you shouldn’t ignore
     · 15:21 - Who is most at risk for developing heart disease?
     · 15:31 - How heart disease affects your life
     · 16:01 - Ways to prevent heart disease
     · 17:22 - Broken Heart Syndrome 
     · 18:04 - Treatment for Broken Heart Syndrome
     · 18:40 - How to take care of your heart
     · 19:06 - American Heart Month
     · 19:34 - Valentine’s Day Plans

What is The Healthiest You?

Amanda Newman with Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) talks with clinicians and experts across LVHN to learn practical health tips for everyday life. Each episode has one goal - to empower you to be the healthiest you. While you’re balancing all the responsibilities – work, mom life (kids, dogs, cats and chickens included), family, friends and the never-ending to-do list – you deserve to take a moment of time to focus on your health.