Healthy Heart Day: Getting to the Heart of Obesity!

May 2, 2026 9:00 a.m.

Healthy Heart is a free community educational event focused on empowerment and self care with expert-lead experiential workshops ranging from heart disease prevention lifestyle guidance, diabetes education, stress management, and fitness sessions. Our lineup of exceptional speakers includes: Dr. A. Shekhar Pandey, Dr. Peter Lin, Dr. Sonja Reichert and Dr. Alice Cheng

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Chapters:

0:00 Opening Remarks and emcee - Dr. A. Shekhar Pandey, MD, FRCPC (Cardiologist)

10:25 Guest Speaker for Obesity control through Lifestyle changes - Dr. Faisal Rehman, MD (Professor of Medicine)

24:46 The intersection of Diabetes & Obesity - Now What? - Dr. Alice Cheng, MD (Endocrinologist)

56:21 Strength Training - Cindy Catton (Citrus Route Personal Training)

1:04:05 Obesity - Not just the Numbers and the Scale - Dr. Peter Lin, MD (Family Physician)

1:39:36 Stretching - Cindy Catton (Citrus Route Personal Training)

1:45:54 Beyond Medications - What are my Options? - Jaclyn Pritchard, RD (Registered Dietitian)

2:29:38 Meditation - Cindy Catton (Citrus Route Personal Training)

2:34:56 Lighten the Load, Strengthen the Heart - Dr. A. S. Pandey, MD (Preventive Cardiologist)

3:29:43 Take Home Messages and Conclusions - Dr. A. S. Pandey, MD (Preventive Cardiologist)

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Healthy Heart Day 2026 — Getting to the Heart of Obesity!

The ever-popular Annual Healthy Heart Day is the P.R.E.V.E.N.T. Clinic’s community outreach program that attracts over 500-participants from across Cambridge, Guelph, Wellington and Kitchener-Waterloo region. The event provides attendees with expert-lead experiential workshops ranging from risk-reduction and diabetes education to cooking demos, yoga, fitness and Tai Chi. With over 30 not-for-profit organizations and para-medical vendors set up at the health fair, and with exclusive television coverage by Rogers TV, Healthy Heart Day reaches more and more at-risk patients every year, doing our part to support the heart health of our community.

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Healthy Heart Day: an event that comes from the heart.

The first Healthy Heart Day was launched in 2004 in memory of Mrs. Linda D’Souza, a matriarch of the Pandey-D’Souza family. As a dedicated nurse of 4-decades, Mrs. D’Souza was a pillar of her community, faithfully involved in bettering the lives of the less fortunate. Carrying on her legacy of commitment and civic responsibility, Dr. and Mrs. Pandey consider the heart health concerns of the Cambridge region to be their personal responsibility. Healthy Heart Day, then, is a labour of love not only for Grandma Linda but for the community as well.