by Jennie E. Johnson, RN-BC, PhD Author: “Wake Up Call 911: Its Time to Reduce Your Risk for Heart Attack & Stroke”  Today is National Walking Day. It serves as a reminder to get out of the chair and take a walk. Increasing physical activity is a challenge for most Americans. There are any number Read More …

by Dr. Jennie Johnson Author: Wake Up Call 911 Cofounder: Living4ahealthyheart.com On March 9th I was honored to provide the keynote address at the Spokane Go Red for Women Luncheon sponsored by the American Heart Association. It was wonderful to look out over the audience at a sea of red dressed men and women. My topic was Read More …

Heart Health KSPS Panel   As February Heart Month wraps up, it is time to consider what you can do to prevent a heart attack and stroke which kills 2,200 Americans each day. Check out Teresa Luken’s Health Matters PBS Panel discussion where I was honored to be a part of the program. The other Read More …

By Dr. Jennie Johnson, RN-BC, PhD Author: Wake Up Call 911: It’s Time to Reduce Your Risk for Heart Attack and Stroke Cofounder: Living for a Healthy Heart, LLC  February is Heart Month designed to draw attention to the prevention of heart attacks and strokes. In this blog you will learn about a screening test Read More …

February is designated as National Heart Month…a time to think about and reduce your risk for a heart attack and stroke. The American Heart Association (AHA) has been a powerful leader in this regard. The AHA was established by six (6) cardiologists in 1924 with the mission: Building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular disease and Read More …

Happy New Year to you and yours! As 2016 rolls around many people make New Year’s Resolutions. This year I will lose that extra weight. I’m determined to eat healthier and increase my exercise and any number of healthier behavior changes. Most will hit the ground running to make the new behavior changes stick. Some Read More …

by Dr. Jennie Johnson RN-BC, PhD Author: Wake Up Call 911 Cofounder: Living for a Healthy Heart The holidays are a time of great joy and also great stress. Family gatherings, gifts of love and treasures of Christmas goodies challenge us to keep it all together and remain healthy. The hectic demands may get in Read More …

by Dr. Jennie Johnson RN-BC, PhD Author: Wake Up Call 911 Cofounder: Living for a Healthy Heart. LLC On Monday another “Dances With the Stars” celebrity, Tamar Braxton withdrew from the show due to a problem with blood clots. In this blog I will describe the problem and compare the strokes of the two stars – Read More …

#12 – Weight Watchers and Oprahby Dr. Jennie Johnson, RN-BC, PhDCofounder: Living for a Healthy HeartAuthor: Wake Up Call 911Maintaining a healthy weight becomes more difficult with each passing year. As one ages muscle mass becomes smaller. The less muscle one has the lower the metabolism and the fewer calories burned. This natural tendency to Read More …

by Jennie Johnson, RN-BC, PhD, Cofounder: Living for a Healthy Heart Author: “Wake Up Call 911″ Many Dances with the Stars fans were shocked to learn of the recent stroke that occurred in 37 year old Kim Zolciak-Biermann. After a long flight from LA to Atlanta she said, “…the left side of my body went Read More …

by Jennie Johnson, RN-BC-PhD, Cofounder: Living for a Healthy Heart Author: Wake Up Call 911: It’s Time to Reduce Your Risk for Heart Attacks & Stroke We all have things about us that we would like to change. It might be weight loss, more exercise, reduce stress, stop smoking or any number of other goals. Read More …

by Jennie Johnson, RN-BC,PhD  One of the problems with any type of healthier eating is dealing with food cravings. In my new book Wake Up Call 911: It’s Time To Reduce Your Risk for a Heart Attack and Stroke you will find an entire chapter devoted to weight loss and stabilizing your blood sugar which Read More …

by Jennie Johnson, RN-BC-PhD, Cofounder: Living for a Healthy Heart Author: Wake Up Call 911: It’s Time to Reduce Your risk for Heart Attacks & Stroke  Dr. James Levine a researcher from the Mayo Clinic states: “Sitting is more dangerous than smoking, kills more people than HIV disease and is more treacherous than parachuting. We are sitting Read More …

  Jennie Johnson, RN-BC-PhD Cofounder, Living for a Healthy Heart, LLC Author, “Wake Up Call 911: It’s Time to Reduce Your Risk for Heart Attack and Stroke” Facebook/WakeUpCall911 Most books written about the prevention of a heart attack and stroke are written by cardiologists. Their books primarily focus on the diagnosis and treatment of heart Read More …

 Unfortunately, most media reports today focus on the errors of a few law enforcement officers while ignoring the countless contributions that are made to keep Americans safe. Each encounter with a potential criminal destined to do mischief brings a great deal of stress and harm to the officer. This article will focus on how the Read More …

#5 – What Happens During a Stroke Jennie Johnson, BC-PhD Some excerpts taken from Wake Up Call 911: It’s Time to Reduce Your Risk for a Heart Attack and Stroke (available from www.tatepublishing.com or wherever books are sold). The very same process of plaque build-up in the heart arteries occurs within the arteries of the Read More …

#4 – What Happens in a Heart Attack Jennie Johnson, BC-PhD, posted July 21, 2015 Some excerpts taken from Wake Up Call 911: It’s Time to Reduce Your Risk for a Heart Attack and Stroke (available from www.tatepublishing.com or wherever books are sold). The risk factors for a heart attack are well known: family history Read More …

#3 History of Risk Factors  Some excerpts taken from Wake Up Call 911: It’s Time to Reduce Your Risk for a Heart Attack and Stroke (available from www.tatepublishing.com).  At the turn of the last century, the average life expectancy was 47 years old. By 1948 it increased to 67. Newly developed antibiotics prevented deaths from Read More …

#2 – How Risk Factors Cause Heart Attacks and Strokes Jennie Johnson, BC-PhD, posted July 14, 2015 Some excerpts taken from Wake Up Call 911: It’s Time to Reduce Your Risk for a Heart Attack and Stroke (available from www.tatepublishing.com or wherever books are sold). In order for your heart and brain to work efficiently Read More …

#1 – Even Ironmen and Ironwomen Need to Know their Risks Every June Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho hosts an Ironman and Ironwoman Triathlon. Participants travel from all over the word to this beautiful mountain town situated on a lake in northern Idaho. They swim for 2.4 miles, bike for 112 miles and then run for Read More …