How to Keep Your Heart From Killing You | Michael Rocha | TEDxNewBedford

There have been some amazing advances in caring for hearts, however, despite all of these advances we still lose far too many people suddenly in the prime of their life. A 2014 study suggested that 4 out of 5 heart attacks may be prevented by eating healthy, exercising, not smoking and maintaining a normal waistline. When New Bedford was recognized as one of the least healthy cities in Massachusetts to grow older, Dr. Michael Rocha laced up his sneakers and became more of a coach than a doctor with a prescription for a community to walk, eat healthy, laugh often and live now.

Michael Rocha is a cardiologist with Hawthorn Medical Associates, LLC and is the Director of Heart Failure Services at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford where he is working to change to the perception from Heart Failure to Heart Wellness. After seeing patients with preventable heart disease in his community, he seized the opportunity to help improve the health and well-being of his hometown of New Bedford beyond just prescriptions. He started the New Bedford Wellness Initiative as a monthly wellness walk that has grown quickly since the first walk in April 2014.

[MasonOfLife]

Go for a walk!

Yes you! You reading this!

Get out there it’s EXTREMELY good for you! Go for more walks and small improvements make big changes!

Walk for 2 minutes today, then 3 minutes tomorrow

[revivingmind]

We completely agree with you Dr. Rocha. As much as there is great technological advancement that gives us the chance to help us from our heart killing us, great lifestyle and the choices we make are really important factors that would definitely help us in preventing our own heart from taking our own life away. Prevention is always better than cure. Eating healthy and balanced meals are important to help our bodies absorb nutrients to stay healthy. Managing stress is also important because this really does affect different aspects of our lives. This video is a must watch, especiall for people our age as it discusses amazing tips that help in healthy aging as well. Thank you so much Dr. Rocha, you have given us so much tips to stay healthy and happy, just like the health and wellness coaches of Reviving Mind.

[ayushpandey]

this is really motivating that heart diseases can really be prevented by some little cares.

[caenterprisellc]

Request to submit this video to the US Supreme Court.

[LeanAndMean]

Think more about Quality of foods than quantity:
Eat Whole Foods
Limit or eliminate processed foods
Eat a variety of whole plant foods, Vegetables, Fruits, Whole Grains, Legumes, a little nuts/seeds.
And exercise, even 20 minutes a day, can help, as he said.
PS: it will also reduce your risk of Alzheimers (Source: „Power Foods for the brain“, TEDxtalk from Dr. Neal Barnard)

[gaplesinstitutenutritionan]

Mike, an amazingly empowering message told with a lot of heart. Bravo!

[JustinSleiman]

Thanks mike, Good topic that needs some serious awareness!

[patriciabeckman]

I'm inspired. Must think of a way to bring knowledge and movement into our community

[ryanfrizzell]

Great. Now I know more about heart health.

[iwnunn]

Such an important message and only 8500 views from 2015 to 2018.

[KahnVideoProductions]

Great video, thanks for teaching so many Joel

[positivelysoothing]

When he meets the behavioral and spiritual therapist who also knows Martial arts, he sounds a lot like the man Morgan meets in season 6 of the walking dead. You just have to see it to know what I'm talking about. If you know what I'm talking about it's spot on

Edit: it's season 6 episode 4. Titled here's not here.

[calvinmiller]

workout regularly and eat more leafy greens when eating meals including any form of meat and get plenty of rest

[mariadionisiodionisio]

Wonderful advice for the heart ❤️ 👏👏👏👏👏👏God bless you always 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[brettfreed]

All these treatments but yet Arrhythmia's still seem to little advancement. Ablations that may or may not work, medications that sometimes help but have terrible side affects. The heart is an amazing organ but when will we start to cure issues instead of mask them and bring back quality of life to so many.

[LeanAndMean]

Video for the heart: „How to keep your body from killing you“
My Point: It’s the people that are killing their hearts, not the other way around

[xx]

Im 17 with heart problems it beats real hard and incosistant and my blood pressure gets high

[LeanAndMean]

Do also watch: TED-Talk „Making Heart Attacks History“ from Caldwell Esselstyn

[caenterprisellc]

Request to re-submit this video to the US Supreme Court. Original request was submitted approx 22 hours ago.

[usmcstasniper]

I had to watch this as a prerequisite to my online EMT Re-cert, Man how things have changed, Today in 2023 everyone is claiming Lizzo is the epitome of health LOL