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Adopt a heart-healthy lifestyle Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for adults in the United States. Lower your risk by getting your cholesterol and blood pressure checked regularly by your primary care physician, eating heart-healthy foods and exercising. Carmine D. D'Amico, D.O., a cardiologist at LECOM Health Millcreek Surgical Specialists, explains the warning signs for a potential heart attack as well as preventative measures you can take to live a heart-healthy lifestyle. What...Read More »

Eat healthier with this winning strategy

Fernando Melaragno, D.O., endocrinologist at the LECOM Institute for Successful Living and LECOM Health Corry Memorial Hospital Rural Health Clinic, offers this winning strategy to keep your resolution to eat healthier. Following these tips will help keep your resolution to eat healthier! 1. A new, healthier diet starts with a plan, and it starts at the grocery store. We’ve all heard that we should not shop when we're hungry, but what about how to shop...Read More »