Show Your Heart
Friday, March 6, 200910:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M.
O'Dell Weeks Recreational Center
5 Ways to Prevent Heart Disease
- Quit smoking. Cigarette smoking increases your heart rate, raises your blood pressure and reduces blood flow to vital organs.
- Exercise. Fifteen minutes of daily physical activity can improve how you look and feel and also lowers your risk of having a heart attack.
- Reduce high blood pressure. Exercising regularly, reducing salt intake, eliminating cigarettes and managing stress can help control blood pressure.
- Eat healthier. Maintain a healthy weight. Eating more fruits and vegetables and fewer snack foods will help you lose weight and make your heart healthier.
- Reduce alcohol intake. Drink limited amounts of alcohol, if at all. Excessive drinking can lead to obesity, high blood pressure and stroke.
National Heart Month Events
Friday, February 6
Close to Your Heart – Deciding What to Eat
Senior Wellness Breakfast Club
9 a.m.
University of South Carolina Aiken
Speaker: Jackie Enlund, RD
Complimentary breakfast included
Wednesday, February 11
What Is Cardiac Catheterization?
11:30 a.m.
Hospital Classrooms A & B (6th Floor)
Presented by the Cath Lab Staff
Complimentary lunch included
Friday, February 20
Home Decorating – Staging Your Home
Women’s Heart Luncheon
11:30 a.m.
Municipal Building Conference Room
Speaker: Sue Shannon, Nandina’s
Complimentary lunch included
Thursday, February 26
Family & Friends CPR & AED
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Hospital Classrooms A & B
Trainer: Lauren Harris, RN
To register for any of these events, call 1-800-882-7445.