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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">February 2, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Observing American Heart Month every February is important. Heart disease is the number one cause of death for most groups and cause 600,000 Americans to die each year.
American Heart Month motivates us to examine our own health habits and risks and take steps to improve our heart health. Knowing the risk factors for heart disease and how to reduce them can help people lead healthier lives and diminish their risk for heart
attacks or other cardiovascular diseases. As the number one killer of Americans, heart disease is a slow-moving epidemic that affects almost everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">How to observe American Heart Month<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Take up a heart-healthy habit:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Staying active, eating healthy, and watching our weight are all important parts of maintaining a healthy cardiovascular system. Pick a new heart-healthy habit like jogging or substituting sodas with water
and try to stick to it for a whole month.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Educate yourself:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Learn about the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/risk_factors.htm">
risk factors for heart disease</a>, the ways you can <a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/disease-prevention/cardiovascular-disease/preventing-cvd/">
prevent</a> them, and the lifestyle choices that can help you stay healthy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Get your cholesterol tested</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: If you’re worried you might be at risk for heart disease, ask your doctor to perform
a simple cholesterol test to let you know if you’re at risk and should make adjustments to your diet.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">How to observe American Heart Month<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heart attacks can be silent.
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">One in five heart attacks occurs without the person even knowing they had one.<b>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heart attacks affect women differently.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Women may experience different symptoms than men. These include pain in the back,
arm, neck, or shoulder; nausea; fatigue; shortness of breath; and vomiting.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Young women are at higher risk than men.
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Women under the age of 50 are twice as likely to die of a heart attack as men in the same age group.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Another reason to hate Mondays.
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heart attacks are more likely to occur on Monday mornings than other days of the week. Scientists attribute this to the disruption in our circadian rhythm over the weekend which leads to increased blood
pressure and other changes to the nervous system.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Diet soda raises heart attack risk.
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you drink one or more diet sodas a day, your chances of having a heart attack are 43% higher than those who drink regular soda or none at all.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information and resources on how to keep your heart healthy, visit our
<a href="https://hr.ucr.edu/front/workplace-health-wellness/wellness/wellness-program-and-activities/wellness-ambassador">
Workplace Health and Wellness Webpage.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;vertical-align:baseline">Jacqueline Leslie, MPH (She/Hers) <span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:black">University of California, Riverside</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="mailto:jacqueline.leslie@ucr.edu"><span style="color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">jacqueline.leslie@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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