Featuring expert guests, inspiring personal stories and new insights about heart and brain health, The Beat bridges cutting-edge science with the realities of living with heart disease or stroke. Hosted by Caroline Lavallée, someone who understands the experience of heart disease firsthand, The Beat podcast is for everyone who is living with these conditions, is caring for someone who is, or is simply on a journey to better health.
In Canada, it’s not a matter of if but when heart disease and stroke will touch our lives. It may surprise you that every five minutes, somebody dies from...
Anyone can experience a stroke, but they affect men and women differently. Women are often in caregiver positions, meaning they sometimes don’t take the time to prioritize their recovery and mental health after a stroke, leading to worse outcomes. In this episode, we hear from Lisa Meeches, who...
Published 06/01/23
In Canada, Indigenous populations are at higher risk for heart disease and stroke, and often have less access to health care as well as information about their risks and how to manage them. The systemic racism that has historically impacted Indigenous communities has trickle-down effects, and...
Published 05/16/23