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The business
and professional club provided information to talk about the
importance of a healthy heart and warning signs. Question
and answer session took place at the Girl Scout Building on
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 as Donna Todd, a member of the
Toledo Black Nurses and the NANBPWC, INC. Toledo Club's
Health Committee chairman , passed out brochures to help
make the audience members aware of what your body is telling
you and why we need to listen to it. She also talked about
checking around for the best care, your choice of doctors
and questions you should ask.
The most
important thing people should do is exercise, eat right and
get plenty of rest.
The Toledo
Club is keeping a proactive approach in spreading the word
about heart attacks and being heart healthy during the month
of February and wearing Red for the GO RED Heart
Month. Messages like letting others know that heart
disease is the number one cause of death among African
Americans and the second leading cause among Hispanics.
Stroke is the third leading cause of death among African
Americans and fourth leading cause of death among Hispanics
and Latinos.
Toledo Club
Members and members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
Incorporated Zeta Alpha Omega Chapter also collaborated to
make "Pink Goes Red" for Heart Month be known in the
Toledo Area buy passing out fliers and posters in working
with conjunction with Andrea Price who is the
Health chairman for Zeta Alpha Omega Chapter and is also in
the medical field.
NANBPWC.
INC. - Toledo Club President Denise Black-Poon stressed not
to ignore the warning signs because every second counts.
Another
message to the community is that at least 50 percent of
adults have at least one major risk factor that can lead to
heart disease and stroke :
* High blood
pressure
* High
cholesterol
* Cigarette
smoking
* Diabetes
* Poor diet
and physical inactivity
* Overweight
and obesity
Prevention
Matters: You can help prevent heart disease and stroke by
focusing on
* Healthy
diet
* Healthy
weight
* Regular
exercise
* No smoking
* And
limited alcohol use
Another fact
mentioned was warning signs on how to spot a stroke fast.
Some signs were:
* Face
drooping
* Arm
weakness
* Speech
difficulty
Then please
call 911if a person shows any of these signs even if the
symptoms go away.
See your
doctor on a regular basis. The Toledo Club wishes everyone a
happy, long healthy lifestyle and hopes that everyone can do
the best he or she can to remain healthy. The Toledo Club
wants you to remember to take a loved one to the doctor with
frequent visits and not just once a year.
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