Support American Heart Month and Win a Free CT Scan!

In an effort to spread the word about American Heart Month, we’ve created a cause on the Sherman Health Facebook page, which you can access by clicking here. Here are the details:

Support American Heart Month

Join our cause to Support American Heart Month and you could be chosen to win a Free Healthy Heart CT Scan. One winner will be announced March 1st.

Heart Scans are recommended for men 40-65 years old and woman 45-70 years old. Learn more about Sherman Health’s Healthy Heart CT Scan at shermanheart.com

Click here to join our Facebook cause!

February is American Heart Month

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. To raise awareness, American Heart Month was put in place by Congress in 1963 and takes place every February.

Click here to jump over to our Heart Blog and see what Sherman Health is doing to raise awareness for heart disease. Also, look for the following heart-related features from Sherman this month:

• Heart-healthy Valentine’s Day Dinner suggestions and recipes
• What chocolate is best for your heart?
• More “Ask the Cardiologist” posts from Dr. Malinski
• Info on Heart Classes at Sherman

Click here to visit Sherman Heart and get more information on our Healthy Heart CT Scans.

Friday, February 5 is Wear Red Day

On February 5, people all over the country will help raise heart health awareness through Wear Red Day, led by Go Red for Women, a group dedicated to the reduction of heart disease and stroke in women. Groups all over the country are participating in Wear Red Day on Friday, but Go Red for Women urges us to go even further as individuals.

“Everyone can support the fight against heart disease in women by having a Wear Red Day any day. You could have it at the office, within your social club, your church group, any small or large organization you’d like. It’s a simple, powerful way to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke.”

Visit the links below for more information on Sherman Heart, Go Red for Women and Wear Red Day.

[Sherman Heart]
[Go Red For Women]

7 Steps to Heart Health

This information was taken from an article in HealthDay and can be read in its entirety here.

For most of us, February is the final month associated with winter, 28.25 frosty days before we start to see light at the end of the tunnel in March. But for us here at Sherman Heart, February is one of the most important periods of the year because of two words: Heart Month.

Cardiovascular diseases (including stroke) are our nation’s #1 killer. In an effort to raise awareness, we’re starting early this year, hoping to catch those of you thinking of calling it quits on your New Year’s resolution-inspired diet and exercise plans.

Here are the 7 goals for achieving ideal cardiovascular health. Cardiovascular health is graded as poor, intermediate or ideal depending on how an individual scores in the seven areas, dubbed “Life’s Simple 7.”