Heart Talk Blog

Heart talk is a culmination of our thoughts, recommendations, recipes and experiences. We hope some of these truly resonate and change your life.

Live Well.

Sign Up To Receive Prevention Center Newsletter

Join us and get monthly heart and brain health news and tips!

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Heart & Brain Health

The MIND diet emphasizes vegetables, berries, nuts, beans, whole grains, fish, poultry and olive oil.

Supporting Brain Health With Food: The MIND Diet

The MIND diet emphasizes vegetables, berries, nuts, beans, whole grains, fish, poultry and olive oil.
Many small lifestyles can lead to large improvements in brain health.

Supporting Brain Health Through Everyday Habits, Supplements and Common Medications

Many small lifestyles can lead to large improvements in brain health.
Microplastics may contribute to inflammation and vascular disease.

Microplastics and Heart Health: What We Know (and What We Don’t)

Microplastics are just one more piece of the cardiovascular risk puzzle, not the whole story.
Lifelong endurance athletes often have more coronary artery plaque than expected.

The Endurance Athlete’s Paradox: Can You Outrun Heart Disease?

Elite fitness does not equal immunity from cardiovascular disease; endurance athletes often have more coronary artery plaque than expected.
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) lipid issued 2026 guidelines.

Understanding the New 2026 ACC Lipid Guidelines

The American College of Cardiology issued new lipid guidelines in 2026.
Current research suggests a significant proportion of dementia cases may be preventable through targeted intervention.

Brain Health 101: What We Now Know About Preventing Cognitive Decline in 2026

Current research suggests a significant proportion of dementia cases may be preventable through targeted intervention.

Lifestyle, Nutrition, & Recipes

Cherry Pie Energy Bars

Cherry Pie Energy Bars

Adapted from LiveEatLearn This recipe is a great example of how simple it is to make energy bars at home using only five real food ingredients! Do you have to make all of your snacks
Ultra-processed Food:

Ultra-processed Food: WHY should we care and WHY does it matter?

America's food supply, as well as our recent conversations around food, have become increasingly dominated by ultra-processed foods (UPFs).
Three Bean Winter Chili

Three-bean Winter Chili

Adapted from Dinner, A Love Story This veggie-centric chili is an easy way to use up some pantry staples, with a few fun twists (Cinnamon! Dark chocolate!).
Snickers Dates

Snickers Dates

Looking for a healthier sweet treat for that holiday get-together? Get ready for the most delicious Snickers wannabe. You’ve got to give these a try!
Sparkling Cranberry Rosemary Mocktail

Sparkling Cranberry Rosemary Mocktail

A festive mocktail to keep things exciting, even if you are trying to cut back on alcohol consumption during the holiday months.

Dr. Amy’s Foreword to The Balanced Plate

The Balanced Plate addresses a gap in healthcare for clinicians, patients and families. Over the past 25 years, I have been caring for patients who come to me after receiving generalized recommendations to “eat better,”

Exciting news!

We're making updates to our website

Some pages may change or move during this process over the next few days.

If you need immediate assistance, please call our office.