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February is American Heart Month, a time set aside for focusing on cardiovascular health and educating people about how to lead healthy lifestyles that will minimize their risk of heart attacks and strokes. The CDC recommends the following seven strategies for living a heart-healthy lifestyle:

• Learn your health history
• Eat a healthy diet
• Move more, sit less
• Take medicines as directed
• Rethink your drink
• Monitor your blood pressure at home

I have created over 25 topic library guides that you can access by clicking on Library Guides in the Quick Links box on the Library's homepage. Among the health topic guides, find ones on Heart Disease and Nutrition. Each guide contains a large selection of website suggestions, open access journals, database suggestions, books in the collection, eBooks, videos and podcasts, open access resources, and useful articles on the topic.

Under the Websites & Journals tab of the Heart Disease guide, I have provided links to toolkits from the CDC and NIH that you can use to further your knowledge of heart health. In addition, find several links to heart heath tips from different organizations as well as a heart risk calculator that you can use to assess your 10-year risk of developing heart disease or stroke. As stress is a major contributor to the development of heart disease, note this article from the Mayo Clinic that provides tips on preventing stress from damaging your heart. In the Nutrition guide, find some useful nutrition apps to consider. Under the Useful Articles tab of the Heart Disease guide, also find an article listing some relevant apps.

The following book is new to the print collection:

The New Science of Fighting Silent Heart Disease: Causes, Diagnoses, Prevention, and Treatment by Harold L. Karpman

Call Number: 616.123 .K18 2020

Offers practical advice and provides insight into silent heart disease, covering its risk factors, how to prevent it, and how to treat it. Written by a celebrated cardiologist who has successfully treated thousands of patients during his 50-year career.

 

 

 

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