6/2/2023 0 Comments Uninstall macscanSummerwood Newsletter - February 2009 ĮMERGENCY NUMBERS Emergency Situations.911 Harris County Sheriff's Dept. Go Green, Go Paperless Sign up to receive The Summerwood Newsletter in your inbox. The next life you save may be someone you love! Daily activity, 1-2 desserts a week 10.Learn CPR. Be a positive role model and practice what you preach 9. Limit TV, video game and computer time…disconnect from it! 1-2 hours a day max! 8. Don’t reward kids with food…find other ways to celebrate! 6. Follow a healthy diet low in fat and high in complex carbohydrates. Participate in household chores (the physical kind) 4. Let kids try a variety and find what they like 3. Participate in age-appropriate sports, lesson or clubs. Regular daily physical activity (walk, bike, hike together) 2. Primary Risk Factors have the strongest relationship to heart ( f a m i l y h i s t o r y, smoking, high blood high cholesterol and inactivity), when two or more are present, the likelihood of disease greatly increases.ĭisease pressure, physical of these h e a r tġ0 TIPS TO HELP DEVELOP H E A LT H Y H A B I T S A N D PREVENT HEART DISEASE IN YOUR FAMILY Take care of your heart and your children’s hearts by: 1. Other contributing Factors o Diabetes o Stress/Tension o Hormonal Factors o Alcohol Copyright © 2009 Peel, Inc. o Physical Inactivity (Choose to move! 30-60 minutes 3-4 times a week!) III. Have your doctor explain the numbers to you! o Obesity (more than 30% of your desirable weight) Eating too much of the wrong foods can make you fat! Focus on 5 fruits or veggies a day for the next 20 days. Tough habit to break, but sooner or later you will quit! o Cholesterol (Blood cholesterol of 200 mg/dl is desirable, 239 mg/dl is borderline and 240 mg/dl is high) Know your numbers and get a complete breakdown of your total cholesterol, HDL, LDL and Triglycerides. Smokers have a 70% great risk than nonsmokers). Risk Factors you CAN alter: o High Blood Pressure (three readings at 140/90 in a month, see your doctor) o Smoking (#1 preventable cause of heart attacks in the US. o Gender (men have a higher risk) o Age (Men over 45 and Women over 55 are at increase risk) II. Unalterable Risk Factors you CAN NOT change: o Family History (father/brother had heart disease before age 55, or mother/sister before age 65). O The heart beats 2.5 billion times in a lifetime (65 yrs) (if you take care of it, maybe more!) o It takes 23-24 seconds for a drop of blood to circulate through the entire body o Your body pumps 1 million barrels of blood in a lifetime! o Your body has 60,000 miles of blood vessels o Every day over 650 Americans have coronary bypass surgery. SUMMERWOOD News For The Residents of Summerwoodįebruary is Submitted American Heart Month by Karen Behrend February is American Heart Month! Here are some facts and tips to help you keep your heart healthy and help prevent Heart Disease.
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