Page 6 * KCFE Bulletin + February 2019 ealth on the Farm, B the Knox County Health Depariment 5 Ways To Go Red For Heart Health Month Only 1 in'5 American women believe that heort diseose is her grentest health threat. What was srodifionally known os on oles men's disease hos become the number one killer of women: To help bring public owaneness fo the disease, he American Heart Association launched Go Rad for ‘Women, a passionate social initiative edd fo empower women fo take core of their heart ech, Below ane 5 wes fo Go Red in February! 1. Parlicipate in Nasional Wear Red Doy)'Heart Health Month Feb. 1, 2019 morked the orgonizotion’s 16th onniversory to bring awareness fo women's heart health, Porticipam by wearing md during: the month of February to inoranse women’s heart health awareness and. Some women will ioke it co step further by commiting to schedule a Walt ane Visit, or a prevention checkup to review ressure, check cholesteral =a look for sot heart desense, stroke ond other ilkvess. aoe a Meal Plan with -eating is another importantway te lower re heat disease in momen. 1 get tha most benefits for your heart, you should entmore Ets, bles, ond foods with whole grains and jot proteins. You should also ect less flood with odded suger calories, ond unheoliny fats. 3. Exercising Daily Lowers the Risk of Heart Disease in Women. 90% of women hove one or mone risk fectors for heart disease or stroke. Along with making smart nutifienal choices, exercise is vital to staying healthy. Getting fit ond boosting your pesibeclt cect tate anekesei ates na, Start with odivities you love — be il jogging, cleani se, OF even dancing. es eamer three fimes a day has been show to kewar blood pressure more: than 4 30minule walk. Something simple os walking before, over lunch, and cher dinner is a great way tp exercise — no required. Cordini the only weayte her health, Skength training such aslifing weights, pushupsard lunges con improve your health, toc. Liting weights at a moderate: intensity con increase your heart cn which means you're working both your muscu and cardiowosculer sysam, 4. Give Your Heart a Rest and Learn te: Manage ye a? aici oe You dide't gat your project ne 3 in troffic, ast pele jcnlchoiee cecal Your breath quickens, your heart races, ond your muscles tensa, Sound fomiliar? There's no questions thal siress oon couse real physiological eHacts on the body: including the heart, But these are ways fo manage sess and help your heart. Meditate. This practice of focused thought ond deen beecthing has been shown bo reduce heart disease risk foctoes such as high bled pressure. Just toke o few minuies to sit somewhere quiet, ckese your eyes, ond focus on your breathing. Unpbg. Ws impossible to escape: stress when if follows you everywhere. Cut the cord by avesding emails ond TV news. Set your smartphone down for just 10 to 15 minules —it con make a word of a difference. nea Try some postive thinking which many health benefits such os increased life span, lower tates of distress and redueed health risks. Find your own path to stress. relief, teod a book, listen to music, ond toke a nature walk. Any ee is effective if it works for you. eee er heart otock are different for women than far men. Most af us associate a heart cattock with o dramatic clutching of the chest, Fer women, it dossn'Hypically happen like that, and this lock of owereness can be neerly os deadly os the heart ottock itself, Time i crifical to lessening the deme ue immediately fee nae This is offen eeraies heorburn. if it lests for more then a ews minutes, or comes and goes, it may be o symptom of ee more serious. into a cold sweat, eae he sie are, reported in the deys or weeks before on attack. — Get Involved and #4G0Red might not be your feverite color, but these care countless reasons to wnar it in February, Get involved, mokea difference in your life, and being awareness fo heart disease in women. Anotherwoy to havea healtry hearts La aoa see Keo Health Deparment cers ee sacrenings by appointment me This: eer includes: blood pressure, conga cheated check: check, For ee, about cardiovascular dissose or cholesierc!, coll the knox County Health Department at J07-344- 2224. Your heart wil love you for i! ression, ower bevels of ofereffects ofa heart attack Seeo |