February is Heart Health Month

Being recognized as Heart Health Awareness Month and having Valentine's Day right in the middle of its 29 days, February is short but is packed with a lot of heart. As you can guess, our theme for this month is all about the heart!

Heart disease is the #1 killer of all people. It does not discriminate. It is the number one killer of men and women of all races and colors. It kills more women than all female cancers combined. We will discuss more about heart health and provide you with internet source materials as the month goes on.

MONTHLY CHALLENGE:  Be Prepared!

This month's challenge is to be prepared to take better care of yourself and others. We challenge you to do three things:

·         Learn Your Risk Factors for heart disease and work to combat them

o   Watch this video by The Heart Truth® Campaign to learn more. Heart Disease Risk Factors Video (YouTube)

·         Learn to Recognize the Signs of a Heart Attack

o   Heart Healthy Women has a great page dedicated to typical and atypical warning signs for women.  http://www.hearthealthywomen.org/signs-symptoms/featured/heart-disease-signs.html

·         Learn CPR and First Aid

o   Check with an American Red Cross near you and sign up for a course today!

*Now that you have been journaling, it is time to read what you wrote and tackle the issues found. Our suggestion is to not to become overwhelmed by tackling them all at once. Instead, try addressing each issue one-by-one, building on each with another.