Episodes

  • Healthy Food Drive

    Healthy Food Drive
    Nov 5 2021
    Families and individuals that rely on food assistance want to stay healthy. And that means helping food banks and food pantries provide healthy and culturally relevant options. Get to know which foods to put on your donation list with Cherish Hart from American Heart Association Puget Sound and Dr. Mary Ann Bauman. To view the Healthy Food Drive Toolkit, visit heart.org/pugetsound
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    15 mins
  • Cardio oncology

    Cardio oncology
    Oct 14 2021
    Cancer treatment like chemotherapy can save lives, but they can also damage the heart. We talk about the link between heart disease and cancer with Jessica Morton, a cancer survivor who eventually needed a heart transplant, and cardiologist Ruchi Kapoor on what patients should know.
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    26 mins
  • Take A Walk on the Healthy Side

    Take A Walk on the Healthy Side
    Sep 8 2021
    In October, many survivors will be taking part in the Puget Sound Heart and Stroke Walk. We talked with some of them and their reasons for walking. Plus, why walking is a great form of exercise that’s great for the heart. Guests: · Stroke survivor Andrea Engfer · Heart attack survivor Don Teigen
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    18 mins
  • Six Pregnancy Complications that Can Be Red Flags for Heart Disease

    Six Pregnancy Complications that Can Be Red Flags for Heart Disease
    May 7 2021
    Heart disease is the number one killer of new moms in the US. Six pregnancy complications, like high blood pressure and having a preemie, can pose a threat during pregnancy and later in life. A discussion with American Heart Association volunteer experts, Dr. Mary Ann Bauman and Dr. Nisha Parikh, and with Monique Shields, a mom who had hypertension during pregnancy and is still working on managing her blood pressure.
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    23 mins
  • #1 - COVID and Heart Disease

    #1 - COVID and Heart Disease
    Mar 26 2021
    It’s been a year since the pandemic started. Dr. Mary Ann Bauman, a volunteer for the American Heart Association, hosts a conversation about COVID-19 and its link to cardiovascular disease. International recording artist Alli Starr, a heart patient, was diagnosed with COVID-19 and is still struggling to fully recover. And are COVID-19 patients more likely to suffer a stroke? Dr. Saate Shakil from University of Washington shares research findings.
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    22 mins