Peripheral Arterial Disease and Mental Health “Where the Mind Goes, The Body Follows” Arnold Schwarzenegger The link between physical and mental health has long been appreciated by physicians. Ancient Greeks believed that our personalities were formed by the respective proportions of body fluids or “humors” in the body. People…
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Can’t Walk? Let’s Talk
Can’t walk? Let’s talk. What is peripheral artery disease? Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a condition that affects the arteries that bring blood to the legs. PAD can cause muscle pain that gets worse with activity and better with rest. Some describe this as an aching or cramping. This is called “claudication.” Normally, blood flows…
Exercise and Vascular Health
Exercise and Vascular Disease Exercise can have amazing effects on one’s overall health and wellbeing. The benefits of a structured fitness regimen include: Weight Loss Improved Mood Increased good cholesterol and decreased bad cholesterol Decreased blood pressure Many More…. Exercise is also one of the best treatments for patients with a type of…
Optimism Month
As this month starts let’s take a look at how optimism can help your health outlook. What is optimism? A hopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of something is how most people would define an optimistic person. Are you such a person? An optimistic person may not always come out on…
Eat for a Healthy Heart
Eat for a Healthy Heart The month of February is all about LOVE. What better way to show someone that you love them then to cook heart healthy food and/or eat heart healthy foods yourself. Getting and staying healthy is most definitely a form of love. There is such a great list of foods that…
Let’s eat some good foods
Cranberry Spinach Salad with Cashews and Goat Cheese Ingredients for the salad: • 4 oz. baby spinach • ½ cup cashews roasted • ¼ cup dried cranberries • 2 oz goat cheese Ingredients for salad dressing: • ¼ cup olive oil • 2 tablespoons honey • 2 tablespoons lemon juice freshly squeezed • 1 tablespoon…
End of the Year
Strawberry and Vascular health?? What is it about coming to the end of a year, month, or week that makes us think we have to wait until the beginning of of the next to start taking better of ourselves. There are 15 days left in this year. We have 15 days to start a…
Start now for Better Health
Coming to the end of a year is not a reason to stop working toward a healthier you. Don’t wait until the start of a new year. Do it today. Start making yourself, your family, and those around you better today. There are so many steps you can take now to reach the goals you…
Welcome to Our Blog
Panhandle Vascular Surgical Specialists is excited to bring you the latest information about research and advancements in vascular disorders and treatments. This blog will also be used to post updates about our practice and keep in touch with our patients. We invite you to share this information with your friends and family. If you have…