Page 20 February 2011 Heart health manageable with effort Dr. John Woellner By John Woellner, M.D. Cardiovascular disease kills more men and women than any other disease. Since 1963, Congress has declared February American Heart Month to raise awareness and fi ght this killer. Feb. 4 is National Wear Red Day, another way to raise awareness. This year, do more than wear red. Take care of yourself. Two sets of risk factors exist for heart disease. One you can control, and one you can’t. The older you are, the more likely you are to have heart disease. Men have a greater risk of heart attack than women, earlier in life, although when women reach menopause, the risk is more even. If you have family members who have had heart attacks or strokes, especially at a younger age, you are at greater risk. These factors – obesity and overeating, sedentary lifestyle, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, illegal drug use, diabetes and too much alcohol – will increase your risk of heart disease. If you already have a family history, don’t compound your risk. Think of your blood vessels – your cardiovascular system – as a garden hose. Things such as high cholesterol and diabetes and cigarettes clog up the inside of the garden hose – your vessels – over time. When the vessels are clogged, the blood stops, and the organ is damaged – the brain in a stroke, the heart in a heart attack. High blood pressure weakens the sides of the vessels. When your blood pressure is too high, it’s like you’ve hooked up a garden hose to a high-pressure fi re hydrant. This causes damages to tiny blood Continued on page 41 Granite & More 6423 E. 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