HEART HEALTHY HOLIDAY TIPS The holiday season officially begins with Thanksgiving and ends after the New Year’s celebrations leftovers are gone.  Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza or any other winter holiday, this can be the hardest time of the year to follow heart healthy habits!

A recent study (The Framingham Offspring Study) published earlier this year reported an increased risk for heart disease in people whose Vitamin D levels were low.  People with high blood pressure were at an even higher risk than people with normal blood pressure.

Tips for Weight Loss: 500 calorie/day decrease=1 pound wt. loss/wk1000 cal/day decrease = 2 pound wt. loss/wk •Think about what you eat•Calculate approx. calories to maintain present weight•Decide how much to lose (goal not more than 10% of present wt.)•Choose a strategy-increase exercise/decrease calories

Women do NOT always have typical heart attack symptoms. 

Heart Disease is the number one killer of women in the United States today!