The Health Spot

Why You Should Choose a Vascular Surgeon for Varicose Vein Treatment.
If you’ve been struggling with unsightly and potentially painful varicose veins, the variety of clinics and treatment centers claiming...

Everyday Strategies For Preventing Blood Clots
Most of us have a general understanding of what blood clots are and may even know someone who has had one; however, it’s important to...

Is Your Weight Affecting Your Veins?
It’s really no secret that obesity has the potential to cause a great deal of health issues, so you probably don’t need me to tell you...

How Smoking Affects Your Vascular System: Know the Risks
While getting some lunch the other day, I overheard the remark, “It’s 2015. You would think that with everything we know about the...

The Fall and Winter Are The Best Times To Get Your Veins Fixed
Summer has come to a close. Fall weather is settling in. The bathing suits, shorts, and sandals are being packed away for next year in...

Atrial Fibrillation: A Common Heart Problem
Atrial fibrillation or AFib is one of the most common heart rhythm problems. This is when the upper chambers of the heart or the atria...

How to Keep Your Heart Healthy
Cardiovascular diseases are very common throughout the world and they are the number one killer of both men and women. They include...

What is Coronary Artery Disease?
Coronary artery disease is a process in which the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle, the coronary arteries, are narrowed due...

Atrial Fibrillation: The Time Is Now
As Benjamin Franklin once said, “Don’t put off tomorrow what can be done today.” This rings true more so for atrial fibrillation, or...

Body Weight, Weight Gain and Cancer – What is the Relationship?
This is the time of year for Breast Cancer Awareness. Obesity can also be associated with increased risks of breast cancer and possibly...