Belmont Village Quarterly Newsletter on Senior Living

Love Your Heart

As we approach the month of hearts, Belmont Village encourages you to send yourself a Valentine this year by committing to control or avoid certain risk factors for heart disease. Obesity, heavy drinking, tobacco use, high blood pressure, diabetes, kidney disease, physical inactivity, stress and high cholesterol levels can all contribute to heart disease. 

Fortunately, making healthful lifestyle changes such as quitting smoking, cutting dietary saturated fat and cholesterol, eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, staying physically active, and losing excess weight can resolve many of these issues and help to control or prevent heart disease.

Results of a recent study of the effects of walking on heart disease in older men show that walking 1.5 miles a day cuts the risk of developing coronary heart disease in half, compared to men who walk less than a quarter mile.  Upping your daily stroll, even if you spread it over two or three outings through the day, will help your heart.

Belmont Village encourages residents to take advantage of the wellness programs, onsite fitness centers, and delicious array of heart-healthy meals offered at each of our communities. 

Cardiovascular diseases, including stroke, are our nation's No. 1 killer.  In an effort to educate Americans about the risk factors of these diseases and how to avoid them, congress has required every president since 1963 to proclaim February “American Heart Month.” 

To learn more about heart disease and the American Heart Association, visit www.americanheart.org.

To learn more about Belmont Village and the programs available at each of our communities, please visit www.belmontvillage.com.

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