ASK? ASSESS. ACT!
ASK YOUR SELF : "Do I live a healthy lifestyle?"
EAT HEALTHY, EXERCISE REGULARLY, CONTROL YOUR WEIGHT and DO NOT SMOKE.
If you do these 4 things then you are already on your way to living a longer and healthier life. Doing any one of these things helps protect you from heart disease. Doing all four can decrease your risk of dying in the next 8 years by 80%. We encourage you to keep adding each one of these lifestyle changes to decrease your risk of heart disease.
ASSESS.
KNOWING YOUR RISK for heart disease is an important first step to protecting and improving your health. Some risk factors are out of your control: AGE, GENDER and FAMILY HISTORY. But there are 9 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO LEAD A HEART HEALTHY LIFE.
HAVE YOUR DOCTOR ASSESS YOUR RISK – OR DO IT YOURSELF! There are several on-line risk calculators you can use to get an idea of your risk for heart disease. Click on the images below to find out more.
ASK YOUR DOCTOR about what your score means and what they can do for you. Lifestyle changes and medications, together, can decrease your risk of heart disease.
ASK YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS to help you achieve your goals! Getting people involved influences you and inspires them.
ACT!
TAKE ACTION! You do not need to wait to see your doctor to do something to decrease your risk of heart disease. Start small, start simple, start smart and start today!
START NOW: PICK 1 OF THESE 4 'LOW RISK LIFE STYLE' CHANGES
ASSESSING risk, ASKING the right questions, and taking ACTION is what we can do together to improve your heart health.
ASK your doctor if you are a candidate for ASPIRIN or a CHOLESTEROL LOWERING MEDICATION. Lifestyle changes and the right medications, together, can have powerful and life changing effects.
- http://my.americanheart.org/cvriskcalculator
- http://cvdrisk.nhlbi.nih.gov/calculator.asp
- http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2013/05/30/aje.kws453.full.pdf+html