HEART HEALTH MONTH Wear RED

Hello it is me again Pam Belders. I meant to get this posted on Friday!! But here it is On Sunday night

Because  Fridays in February are  for wearing RED on Fridays for Heart Health Month. 

Which is dear to my heart as I lost my Dad to Heart Disease.  

So I want to  share some highlights from the Evidation App. 

So What is heart disease? 

Here are the top 7 causes of heart disease 

    1 Smoking  or tobacco use 

    2 High Blood Pressure or Hypertension 

    3 The consumption of too many Lipoproteins. 

        What are Lipoproteins? They carry cholesterol and triglycerides to cells in the body  HDL is the good Cholesterol and it gets rid of LDL the Bad   Cholesterol that clogs the arteries. 

   4 Lack  of exercise So Always keep moving  AKA Swimming Like Dory says 

   5 Diabetes is a risk factor for heart disease. 

   6 Thrombosis leads to heart disease ( This is a condition when blood clots develop in the veins or arteries.) 

   7 STRESS  Is a great contributor to heart health and so is  Irritably, depression rumination and lack of quality of sleep.

Sleep can contribute to High blood pressure leading to increased risk of Stroke or heart attack.

Here are some signs of a heart attack ( of course  we have heard this before but let's go over them again. 

• Pain, pressure or Squeezing in the Chest, Particularly the left side. 

• Pain in the upper body such as the shoulders, neck, upper stomach, arms or even jaw

• Shortness of Breath 

• Feeling sick to your stomach or nausea 

• Dizziness or Light-headness 

• Feeling Unusually tired 

• Breaking out into  a cold sweat 

Now for some Health Tips 

• Practice good dental hygiene

• Increase your daily exercise 

• If you smoke STOP  and also stay away from 2nd hand smoke whenever you can 

• Reduce your Trans-fat intake  

• Sleep Better    (boy I am talking to myself on this one) 

In closing reduce your risk today by   

Eat healthy, exercise, sleep better, take your vitamins specially if you don’t get all nutrients for your food, also reduce stress where you can  and please Stop using Tobacco products.  

Again I got my information from evidation.com  The science of heart health; tips for keeping your heart healthy this American Heart Month  

Which is always in February. 

And don’t forget to always wear RED on Fridays. And take care of your Heart every month not just in February.