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Omelette in a Mug
Recipe is contributed by Ms Amanda Goh, former Nutritionist Intern at the Singapore Heart Foundation Serves: 4 Ingredients Spinach, chopped, 80g Tomatoes, diced, 220g Eggs, 4 whole Low fat milk, 12 tbsp Cheddar cheese, 40g Egg whites, 4 whole Method …
What is Preventive Cardiology?
3 Levels of Prevention Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading non-communicable disease (NCD) in the world, and it was one of the top two causes of death in Singapore in 2016. While CVD can mostly be prevented and controlled through …
Helping Hands, Willing Hearts
If you do volunteer work, you would have experienced the emotional rewards of donating your time. What you might not realise, however, is that volunteering may offer some added advantages for your heart. “There’s a growing body of research showing …
Rosemary-Lemon Salmon With Cauliflower
Recipe is contributed by Ms Toh Yun Xuan, former Nutritionist at the Singapore Heart Foundation Serves: 4 Ingredients Salmon Salmon fillet, raw, 480g Rice bran oil, 4 tsp Lower-sodium salt, ½ tsp Black pepper, ½ tsp Dried rosemary, 1 tsp …
Yoga and Aerobic Exercise Together Benefits the Heart
Studies have found that obese heart disease patients who practised yoga and aerobic exercise together had twice the reduction in blood pressure, body mass index and cholesterol levels, as compared to those who did either yoga or aerobics alone. They …
Shrimp Whole Wheat Pasta with Greens
Recipe is contributed by Ms Toh Yun Xuan, former Nutritionist at the Singapore Heart Foundation Serves: 4 Ingredients Whole wheat dried pasta, 340g Peeled cooked shrimps, 28 whole Red pepper flakes (optional), ½ tsp Reduced sodium cooking salt, ½ tsp …
Organ Donation: Insights from a Heart Failure Cardiologist
I am a heart failure and heart transplant cardiologist. I take care of patients whose heart functions are severely weak due to various reasons. Recently, I lay awake in bed at 2am, anxiously awaiting the outcome of the evaluation of …
Gingy Orange Tuna Sandwich
Recipe is contributed by Ms Toh Yun Xuan, former Nutritionist at the Singapore Heart Foundation Serves: 4 Ingredients Wholemeal bread, 8 slices Tuna, 2 cans Non fat plain yoghurt, 6 tbsp Cashew nuts (no added salt), 60g Ground ginger, 4 …
Curried Yoghurt Egg Bun
Recipe is contributed by Ms Toh Yun Xuan, former Nutritionist at the Singapore Heart Foundation Serves: 4 Ingredients Wholemeal bun, 4 pcs Hard-boiled egg, 4 whole Non-fat plain yoghurt, 4 tbsp Curry paste, 4 tsp Tomato puree, 4-8 tsp Cucumber, …
Small Changes Make A Big Difference
Cardiovascular disease (CVD), which includes heart disease and stroke, is the world’s #1 killer. Each year, it’s responsible for 17.5 million premature deaths, and by 2030 this is expected to rise to 23 million. But the good news is that …
