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Young, fit and loving life. At only 41 Trudy Hudson-Owen never thought she’d have a heart attack, let alone in such a dramatic way. The Whangarei mother of two was washing the windows at home on a Sunday afternoon, when she started to feel unwell. And within 20 minutes, she…

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Within just 10 days, young mum Cynthia survived three heart attacks due to spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD). Staying positive is what got her through. Here is Cynthia’s heart attack story, as told to the Heart Foundation in an interview.

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When Lisa started feeling pressure near her collarbone, she assumed it was a muscle spasm caused by her massage that day.

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As a fit young medical professional, Kateshe Clark couldn’t believe it when she had a heart attack after a workout in November last year.

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It may be hard to believe, but Kelly Widdowson was just 26 years old when she had her heart attack.

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What if we could predict who is vulnerable to heart disease before their symptoms start? That’s the focus of a long-term study in Canterbury, involving 3400 heart-healthy volunteers.

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For decades, the goal of taking 10,000 steps a day has been widely promoted as a simple way to boost heart health and overall wellbeing. But is this still the magic number or are 7,000 steps enough? Find out what the latest research recommends.

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Professor Sir Jim Mann has been welcomed as a Life Member of the Heart Foundation.

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Heart troubles were the last thing young and healthy Kerrie expected, but at 12 weeks pregnant with her second child, she experienced a spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD).

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Does eating while driving, working or scrolling on your phone sound familiar? We’ve all been there. But did you know how important it is to fully participate in the experience of eating? In this article, we cover what intuitive eating is and ways to help you change your mindset around…

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Remember the old food pyramid?  In its time it was fairly iconic as a basis for understanding healthy eating.  Many of us learned about it in school, came across it at doctors’ surgeries, or just saw it in articles on healthy eating.

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It was the morning of Friday 1 April 2022, when Stuart suffered a cardiac arrest on his three-hectare Kāpiti Coast property. A property that, fortunately, he shares with his daughter’s family. Here both Stuart, and his daughter Tonya, share their experience of this fateful day.

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