Dr. Manohar will be speaking at the Lowell Community Wellness Center.
Wednesday, March 17 at 7 PM
314 S. Hudson Road, Lowell, MI 49331
(the Lowell Community Wellness Center/Gilda’s Place)
Posts Tagged ‘Dr. Manohar’
Lowell Community Wellness Lecture
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010Heart Attack Prevention from Dr. Prerana Manohar
Saturday, January 9th, 2010Preventing a First or Subsequent Heart Attack
It is never too early to be concerned with heart health and taking deliberate steps to prevent a heart attack. Not all changes are easy, but Dr. Prerana Manohar and the staff of the Heart and Wellness Institute are a valuable support and can help guide you in making healthy lifestyle choices that can positively impact your health. Even if you have already had a heart attack, key measures can help prevent subsequent ones and help an already damaged heart function optimally.
For those who have already suffered a heart attack, or those at risk, a cardiologist or heart doctor is likely to prescribe a drug therapy which may include:
- Blood thinning medications like aspirin
- Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors which make the blood flow more easily and reduce the risk of a second heart attack.
- Beta blockers are also used by heart doctors to lower the heart rate and blood pressure which reduces the demand on the heart.
- Cholesterol- lowering medications such as statins, niacin and fibrates may be prescribed by the cardiologist to help lower cholesterol levels.
Lifestyle choices are key in preventing a heart attack.
- Develop healthy eating habits. Your heart doctor can recommend a low fat, low salt diet
- If you are overweight, a plan for weight loss can be developed.
- Exercise. Simply taking a brisk walk several times a week can help reduce your risk. Speak to your cardiologist before embarking on a high intensity workout plan.
- Control your blood pressure if you have hypertension.
- Control your blood sugar if you suffer from diabetes.
Heart and Wellness Institute, Grand Rapids is dedicated to helping you live a happy and healthy life. If you have any questions about heart health or need a cardiologist, please feel free to contact us.
Preventing Heart Disease with the Heart and Wellness Institute
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010Heart Disease Prevention
Heart Disease is the cause of one fourth of all deaths, as well as a major cause of disability for both men and women. Although there are some contributing factors such as age and family history that you can not change, many choices you make can help prevent heart disease.
Cardiologist Dr. Prerana Manohar and the caring staff at the Heart and Wellness Institute can be a support in your efforts to reduce your risks and a valuable source of information. If you want to take a more active role in a healthier tomorrow, talk to your heart doctor about making some of these healthy changes today and ask about the HeartStar® prevention program:
- Choose a healthy diet. Your heart doctor can recommend a diet low in salt and fat that includes plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables.
- Maintain a healthy body weight. This is one of the key factors in preventing heart disease.
- Exercising regularly. Helps not only with weight maintenance, but also helps in lowering blood pressure and cholesterol.
- Quit Smoking. Smoking greatly increases your risk at developing heart disease.
- Reduce alcohol consumption.
- Treat and maintain other medical conditions, such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
Heart and Wellness Institute, Grand Rapids is dedicated to helping you live a happy healthy life. We are recognized within the state as a premier facility offering cardiology care for both men and women. If you have any questions about heart health or need a cardiologist, please contact us today!
Dr. Manohar and the Heart and Wellness Institute
Monday, January 4th, 2010Introduction of the Institute and its Leading Cardiologist
Hello, my name is Dr. Prerana Manohar, leading cardiologist and medical director of Heart and Wellness Institute, Grand Rapids. I would like to take a moment to introduce myself and the Heart and Wellness Institute. While we hope to use this blog to provide valuable information regarding heart health, we also hope it will be a valuable communication tool.
As a board certified cardiologist in Grand Rapids, I care about the heart health of my community. At the Heart and Wellness Institute, we believe that education and prevention are key to reducing the incidence of heart disease and work diligently to get the word out. I have had the privilege of being the Medical Chair for the American Heart Association Go Red For Women event in Grand Rapids, as well as being a spokeswoman for the American Heart Association at various other events. It has been my privilege to direct many conferences on the subject of women and heart disease which have been attended by medical personnel from multiple states.
The Heart and Wellness Institute is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular illnesses in both men and women, with an emphasis on prevention. From our state-of-the-art facilities to our personal care, we want each patient to know their care is created specifically for each one of them. Whether you are looking for the specialized care of a heart doctor or for someone to assist in a plan for prevention, we want to be the Grand Rapids cardiologist you think of first when looking for care.