Share Your Experience: Health Tech and Wearable DevicesOne of the most celebrated things about wearable devices — such as the Fitbit or the Apple Watch — is how these...reactions6comments
What It’s Like to Be Known as “The One With FH”Having familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) can feel like wearing a badge I never asked for. People get to know me as the "health...reactionscomments
Is It Possible to Manage High Cholesterol Without Medication?Living with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) can feel like a roller coaster. There are many bumps that are faced when figuring out the...reactionscomments
Why I Chose to Become an AdvocateWhen I was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, there was no one I knew living with this condition. Not only that, but I...reactions4comments
Stress, Heart Health, and High CholesterolI remember learning about "eustress versus distress" in middle school, and since then, I have easily been able to differentiate between the...reactionscomments
How Having a Stroke Affected My MindThe mind is a powerful thing. We use it to think, make decisions, learn, and even recall memories. I never thought my...reactionscomments
My Statin Intolerance Journey: Not Every Patient Fits the MoldSeveral years after my myocardial infarction (heart attack) in 2001, I was diagnosed with high cholesterol and had high triglycerides. My primary...reactionscomments
Prioritizing Heart Health While TravelingLiving with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) hasn’t stopped me from exploring the world, but it has made me more intentional about how I...reactionscomments
Overcoming Mental Hurdles of AnemiaEditor’s Note: This article was written by Josh Samudre and originally appeared on our partner site InflammatoryBowelDisease.net. Unpredictability reigns supreme in my...reactionscomments
Foods That Help With Iron Deficiency AnemiaEditor’s Note: This article was written by Elizabeth Alvarez and originally appeared on our partner site InflammatoryBowelDisease.net. Since I was a child...reactions2comments
Iron Infusion Life HackEditor’s Note: This article was written by Elizabeth Alvarez and originally appeared on our partner site InflammatoryBowelDisease.net. Lately, I have been struggling...reactions2comments
What to Expect: Iron InfusionsEditor’s Note: This article was written by Elizabeth Alvarez and originally appeared on our partner site InflammatoryBowelDisease.net. Iron deficiency anemia is something...reactionscomments
How Heart Disease Changed the Way I EatWhen I was diagnosed with a form of heart disease called dilated cardiomyopathy, I never thought it would change the way I...reactionscomments
5 Things I Wish I Knew Before My DiagnosisIn 2014, I was diagnosed with a form of heart disease called dilated cardiomyopathy. This is when the ventricles become enlarged and...reactions1comment
Exercise, Heart Health, and FHFamilial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder that causes abnormally high levels of cholesterol. This elevation significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular...reactionscomments
My Second Pulmonary EmbolismIt happened about a year and a half after my first one. Thankfully (?), I had the experience to know what was...reactionscomments
What It Means for Me to Still Be StandingWhen I was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy in 2014, I didn’t know my life would change so drastically. The impact it has...reactionscomments
The Invisibility of FHOn the outside, I look like a healthy, 30-something-year-old — fit, energetic, active. But on the inside, there’s a constant, invisible weight...reactionscomments
Myths and Misconceptions About Heart DiseaseThere are many misconceptions about heart disease, but the fact of the matter is it can be an invisible disease — meaning...reactionscomments
My Stroke Rehabilitation ExperienceWhen I had a stroke and was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, I didn’t know what kind of twists and turns I would...reactions3comments
