American Heart Association and Catholic Health remind you February is Heart Month!  Listen all month for tips to live a heart healthy life!  Use the resources below for preventative heart healthcare.

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American Heart Association and Catholic Health remind you February is Heart Month!  Listen all month for tips to live a heart healthy life!  Use the resources below for preventative heart healthcare.

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Eat Smart

Everyone can experience joy in food: all in a way that’s delicious, doable, healthy and affordable.

Finding joy in your food is the best way to stay consistent in making smart choices. Those smart eating choices can even help prevent heart disease and stroke.

Getting ready to cook heart healthy?  Use Heart-Check’s digital grocery list tool when creating your shopping list to make smart, heart-healthy choices easier at the grocery store.

The digital grocery list is updated daily. It’s always ready for your next grocery run!

Find great heart happy recipes here!

Chest Discomfort

Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain.

Upper Body Pain

Symptoms can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.

Shortness of Breath

With or without chest discomfort, shortness of breath is a typical sign of a heart attack.

Heart Attack Warning Signs

Some heart attacks are sudden and intense — the “movie heart attack,” where no one doubts what’s happening. But most heart attacks start slowly, with mild pain or discomfort. Often people affected aren’t sure what’s wrong and wait too long before getting help. The three signs above can help you identify when a heart attack may be happening.

Other signs may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness.

Stroke Symptoms

Spot a stroke F.A.S.T.

FACE DROOPING

Does one side of the face droop or is it numb? Ask the person to smile.

ARM WEAKNESS

Is one arm weak or numb? Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?

SPEECH DIFFICULTY

Is speech slurred, are they unable to speak, or are they hard to understand? Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence, like “the sky is blue.” Is the sentence repeated correctly?

TIME TO CALL 911

If the person shows any of these symptoms, even if the symptoms go away, call 911 and get them to the hospital immediately.

Cardiac Arrest Symptoms

SUDDEN LOSS OF RESPONSIVENESS – No response to tapping on shoulders.

NO NORMAL BREATHING – The victim does not take a normal breath when you tilt the head up and check for at least five seconds.

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Life’s Simple 7 7 steps towards heart health

Manage Blood Pressure

High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. When your blood pressure stays within healthy ranges, you reduce the strain on your heart, arteries, and kidneys which keeps you healthier longer.

Learn how to manage your blood pressure.

Reduce Blood Sugar

Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose (or blood sugar) that our bodies use for energy. Over time, high levels of blood sugar can damage your heart, kidneys, eyes and nerves.

Learn how to reduce your blood sugar.

Eat Better

A healthy diet is one of your best weapons for fighting cardiovascular disease. When you eat a heart-healthy diet, you improve your chances for feeling good and staying healthy – for life!

Learn how to eat better.

Stop Smoking

Cigarette smokers have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. If you smoke, quitting is the best thing you can do for your health.

Learn how to stop smoking.

Control Cholesterol

High cholesterol contributes to plaque, which can clog arteries and lead to heart disease and stroke. When you control your cholesterol, you are giving your arteries their best chance to remain clear of blockages.

Learn how to control your cholesterol.

Get Active

Living an active life is one of the most rewarding gifts you can give yourself and those you love. Simply put, daily physical activity increases your length and quality of life.

Learn how to get active.

Lose Weight

When you shed extra fat and unnecessary pounds, you reduce the burden on your heart, lungs, blood vessels and skeleton. You give yourself the gift of active living, you lower your blood pressure and you help yourself feel better, too.

Learn how to lose weight.

My Life Check was designed by the American Heart Association with the goal of improved health by educating the public on how best to live. These measures have one unique thing in common: any person can make these changes, the steps are not expensive to take and even modest improvements to your health will make a big difference. Start with one or two. This simple, seven step list has been developed to deliver on the hope we all have–to live a long, productive healthy life.

Looking for an award winning cardiac care center? Cardiac Excellence for All Long Islanders

Catholic Health continues to expand the award-winning heart and vascular program at St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center to our hospitals across Long Island so the communities we serve have access to the highest level of cardiac care.

St. Francis Heart Center

In addition to Long Island’s most awarded heart program at St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center in Roslyn, NY, you can find excellence in heart and vascular care at St. Francis Heart Center locations across Long Island:

Nassau

East Hills, Great Neck, Greenvale, Hicksville, Levittown, Lynbrook, Massapequa, New Hyde Park, Rockville Centre, Roslyn and Westbury

Suffolk

Commack, Patchogue, Smithtown, West Babylon and West Islip