Heart Health Workshop
The Heart Health Workshop is a free, three-week workshop that provides health education on heart disease with an emphasis on the management of hypertension and elevated cholesterol. Based on guidelines by the American Heart Association, this program educates and empowers individuals to care for their hearts through nutrition, exercise, body composition, and stress reduction education. Weekly speakers include a certified […]
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Gut Health & Inflammation
In recognition of Women’s Health Month, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk is hosting a series of free cooking demonstrations to help women meet their unique nutritional needs across their lifespan this May. These cooking classes will focus on hormone balance, heart health, bone strength, and overall well-being for women. Participants will learn how to prepare balanced, […]
Read More Bone Health & Strength
In recognition of Women’s Health Month, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk is hosting a series of free cooking demonstrations to help women meet their unique nutritional needs across their lifespan this May. These cooking classes will focus on hormone balance, heart health, bone strength, and overall well-being for women. Participants will learn how to prepare balanced, […]
Read More Heart Health for Women
In recognition of Women’s Health Month, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk is hosting a series of free cooking demonstrations to help women meet their unique nutritional needs across their lifespan this May. These cooking classes will focus on hormone balance, heart health, bone strength, and overall well-being for women. Participants will learn how to prepare balanced, […]
Read More Nourishing Hormone Health
In recognition of Women’s Health Month, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk is hosting a series of free cooking demonstrations to help women meet their unique nutritional needs across their lifespan this May. These cooking classes will focus on hormone balance, heart health, bone strength, and overall well-being for women. Participants will learn how to prepare balanced, […]
Read More Heart Health Workshop
The Heart Health Workshop is a free, three-week workshop that provides health education on heart disease with an emphasis on the management of hypertension and elevated cholesterol. Based on guidelines by the American Heart Association, this program educates and empowers individuals to care for their hearts through nutrition, exercise, body composition, and stress reduction education. Weekly speakers include a certified […]
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Griffin Health to Host Olive Oil Tasting for Heart Health Month
In recognition of American Heart Month, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living is hosting a free olive oil tasting and presentation about its heart health benefits. Olive it Up! will be Thurs., Feb. 19 from 5-6 p.m. at the Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen, Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road, Oxford. Dr. Tassos Kyriakides, assistant professor at Yale School […]
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Exercises to Keep Your Heart Healthy
People who don’t exercise are almost twice as likely to get heart disease as people who are active. The best way to keep your heart healthy is to do aerobic exercise. The American Heart Association recommends 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous aerobic exercise on most days of the week. Even if you divide your exercise time into ten- or […]
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How to Help Prevent High Blood Pressure
About 1 in 3 U.S. adults have high blood pressure. Blood pressure depends on how much blood your heart is pumping and how much resistance there is to blood flow in your arteries. If you have narrow arteries, your blood pressure will be higher. High blood pressure, also called hypertension, makes individuals high-risk for developing a wide variety of other […]
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Griffin Health Offers Heart Healthy Cooking Demonstration Series in February
In recognition of National Heart Health Month, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road, Oxford, is hosting a series of free series of cooking demonstrations to help individuals care for their “ticker.” Held every Tuesday in February from 5-6:15 p.m. at the Center’s Teaching Kitchen, these cooking classes aim to help the community prepare flavorful, […]
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