| There are many reasons people have heart | | | | your daily life. You can catch her on NBC5 where |
| problems, too many to list here. Riverside Medical | | | | she gives advice on nutrition, weight reduction and |
| Center, one of many hospitals in the Chicago area | | | | lifestyle changes. |
| concerned about your health, is providing to you | | | | Along with Sandy Goldberg, dietician Kim Kirchherr, |
| the opportunity to get a variety of points of view | | | | MS, RD, LDN, CDE from Jewel-Osco and a chef |
| for free. This year they are holding their 14th | | | | at Oliver's Bar and Grill will entertain and inform |
| annual HeartFest. There you will have the chance | | | | you regarding practical tips on healthy eating. She |
| to listen to some leading speakers on nutrition and | | | | will give you ideas for substituting healthy |
| your heart. You will also have the opportunity to | | | | alternatives for traditional recipes. Using her |
| get a few screenings to see the state of your | | | | techniques means you don't have to give up |
| health right now. Some of the screenings are | | | | everything you like in order to eat healthier. The |
| free, others have minimal fees and all of them | | | | flavor of your favorites won't change; they'll just |
| require appointments. Where else can you get | | | | be healthier for your body. Not only will you see |
| free nutritional advice from dynamic speakers, | | | | how it's done, you'll get to taste the delicious, |
| cooking demonstrations to show you how easy it | | | | heart healthy dishes. You'll have the opportunity to |
| is, free chair massages to relieve a little stress, | | | | get these recipes to take home and try out for |
| giveaways to make it fun and educational booths | | | | yourself. This is a must see and taste |
| including a booth where you can "Ask a | | | | demonstration so you know you can have fun |
| Cardiologist" questions that are pertinent to your | | | | and eat healthy. It will make it easier to transition |
| health. | | | | to a healthier lifestyle. |
| One of the speakers, Sandy Goldberg, C.N., Ph.D., | | | | While you're at the HeartFest, you might want to |
| Contributor and Consultant for NBC5, will talk | | | | have a few screening to see the state of your |
| about nutrition and how it affects your health, | | | | current health. One of the reasons so many more |
| especially your heart health. Taking her advice | | | | people are surviving today's killer diseases like |
| may keep you from having heart bypass surgery | | | | heart disease and cancer are because we are |
| sometime later in your life. Since there are many | | | | getting better at diagnosing problems early, |
| reasons for heart health deteriorating, eating right | | | | allowing them to possibly avoid being in a cardiac |
| may only be part of what you need to do to | | | | rehab program. For a minimal charge, if any, you |
| avoid heart disease. She will discuss the use of | | | | can take a closer look at your arteries, have your |
| vitamins and supplements and talk about your | | | | blood pressure taken, check your cholesterol, |
| daily life habits and how they affect your health. | | | | have an EKG and check for osteoporosis. Don't |
| Being a private clinical practitioner in the field of | | | | miss this wonderful opportunity to learn about |
| nutrition for more than twenty years and holding | | | | healthy alternatives and quite possibly give you |
| a Masters and a Ph.D. in clinical nutrition she offers | | | | tips on changing your current lifestyle in order to |
| a point of view that is tangible and you can use in | | | | have a healthy heart. |