A few weeks ago I began discussing a topic that is very pertinent to the fire service – heart health. Aside from smoking, there are 5 major heart disease risk factors: obesity, low aerobic fitness, high blood pressure, high blood glucose (development of type II diabetes), and poor blood cholesterol. [...]

A few weeks ago I began discussing a topic that is very pertinent to the fire service – heart health. Aside from smoking, there are 5 major heart disease risk factors: obesity, high blood pressure, high blood glucose (development of type II diabetes), poor blood cholesterol(high LDL/total cholesterol and low [...]

Last week I began discussing a topic that is very pertinent to the fire service – heart health. Aside from smoking, there are 5 major heart disease risk factors: obesity, high blood pressure, high blood glucose (development of type II diabetes), poor blood cholesterol (high LDL/total cholesterol and low HDL) [...]

For a variety of reasons (some preventable, some not) firefighters are more likely to develop heart disease than the general population. Research shows that firefighters who have established heart disease are 35 times more likely to die of a heart attack on duty. 50% of firefighter deaths are due to [...]

Last week I gave you my top 4 tips for eating healthier fast food. If you know these strategies you can almost always grab something healthy on the go. For those of you who just want to be told what to order, today’s post is for you. Below I’ve given [...]