Heart attack: just hearing those words can make your heart beat faster, and rightfully so. Heart attacks strike as many as a quarter of a million Americans each year, and of those, over 100,000 result in death.
Since, as the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, it’s important for each of us to assess our heart attack risk and make the necessary lifestyle changes to avoid becoming a part of these alarming statistics. There are certain heart attack risk factors that are not within our control, such as:
However, there are also a number of factors over which we do have control. Following the guidelines below can go a long way towards preventing a heart attack:
This quick, online quiz from the American Heart Association can help you assess your level of understanding about maintaining optimum heart health.
Compassionate Nursing Services, a provider of home care solutions of St. Louis and surrounding communities, can also help reduce a senior’s heart attack risk in a variety of ways: preparing heart-healthy meals, providing transportation to medical appointments and to pick up prescriptions, encouraging exercise and activity to strengthen the heart, and much more.
To help your senior loved one stay healthy and well right in the comfort of home, give us a call at 314-432-4312. Our home care solutions of St. Louis and the surrounding areas can help make life healthier, safer and more fulfilling for a senior in your life!
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