February 14, 2008
Healthy Hearts for your Valentine
With all the hearts and expressions of love on Valentine's Day, it is a good time to think about your own heart. Have you been doing what you can to keep your heart healthy?
Heart disease is the number one cause of death in both men and women. Do you know if you are at risk?
The more items you answer YES, the greater your risk.
- Do you smoke?
- Are you overweight?
- Do you have high cholesterol? (Total Cholesterol over 200)
- Do you have high blood pressure? (Greater than 120/80)
- Do you have poorly managed Diabetes?
- Do you get too little exercise?
- Do you have a high stress level?
If you find that you are saying yes to these items, the good news is that you can take steps lower your risk. You can take steps to stop smoking, be more physically active, and to lower your cholesterol, blood pressure, and weight. Don't be afraid to start today. The American Heart Association has a lot of information to help you get on track.
On this Valentine's Day, spread the heart health message with ones you love and keep sharing all month long as February is American Heart Month. For those of you with special women in your life, check out Go Red for Women.
Posted by Jennifer McCaffrey at 11:13 AM |
