Kristine: EVERY OTHER
THURSDAY, WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT
A HEALTH ISSUE OR CONCERN
AFFECTING MANY PEOPLE.
AND TELLING YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW TO KEEP YOU HEALTHY.
A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
JOINS US NOW.
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC, HEALTH OF
YOUR HEART.
WELCOME BACK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Kristine: FEBRUARY IS
AMERICAN HEART MONTH.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
IT.
AND IT IS VALENTINE'S DAY
TOMORROW.
WE GOT TO KEEP OUR HEARTS
HEALTHY BECAUSE IF NOT, IT COULD
LEAVE TO HEART DISEASE.
RIGHT.
HEART DISEASE OR
ATHEROSCLEROSIS, DEPOSITION OF
CHOLESTEROL PLAQUE IN THE
ARTERIES CAN LEAD TO HEART
ATTACKS AND OTHER ORGAN DAMAGE.
ATTACKS, AS WE CALL THEM.
KIDNEY FAILURE AND DETERIORATION
OF THE ARTERIES OF THE LEGS
CALLED PERIPHERAL ARTERY
DISEASE.
CAN BE CAUSED BY PLAQUE IN YOUR
ARTERIES.
IT IS THE MOST COMMON KILLER,
BOTH IN THE U.S. AND IN HAWAI'I,
FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN.
AND STROKE IS NUMBER THREE FOR
BOTH U.S. AND HAWAI'I.
Kristine: IT'S THE MOST
COMMON KILLER.
IT'S A COMMON DISEASE.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THE NUMBERS ARE
GETTING BETTER.
BETTER.
PEOPLE ARE TREATING THEIR HEART
DISEASE AGGRESSIVELY.
WHEN I SAY PEOPLE ARE TREATING
IT, I LITERALLY MEAN PEOPLE ARE
CHANGING THEIR LIFESTYLES TO
LOWER THE RISK OF HEART DISEASE.
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
NOT ALL TREATMENTS REQUIRE A
DOCTOR TO BE PART OF IT,
ALTHOUGH MANY DO.
Kristine: LET'S TALK ABOUT
HOW WE CAN LOWER OUR RISKS.
SURE.
FIRST RISKS IS HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE.
THIS CAN BE CONTROLLED.
LOWERING OF THE SALTY FOOD IN
YOUR DIET GOES A LONG WAY
TOWARDS REACHING YOUR GOAL OF
130 OVER 80 OR LESS.
Kristine: AND LOWERING THE
SALT MEANS STAY AWAY FROM THE
BAD FOOD AND LIKES YOU ALWAYS
SAY, MODERATION.
MODERATION.
YOUR DOCTOR CAN GIVE ADDITIONAL
HELP WITH MED SIGNED SIGN -- MEDICINES
TO LOWER THAT BLOOD PRESSURE IF
SALT RESTRICTION DOESN'T HELP.
Kristine: IF YOU DO
SMOKE --
STOP.
IF YOU DON'T SMOKE, FOR GOD'S
SAKES, DON'T START.
Kristine: ALL RIGHT.
AND EXERCISE ALSO.
VERY IMPORTANT.
EXERCISE IS VERY IMPORTANT.
IF YOU'RE NOT EXERCISING, START
WITH 20 MINUTES, THREE TIMES A
WEEK AND GRADUALLY SO YOU DON'T
HAVE AN INJURY, INCREASE THE
Kristine: EVERY LITTLE BIT
HELPS.
AND I FEEL ICE EVEN THOUGH HEART
DISEASE IS FATAL AND NUMBER ONE
IN TERMS OF DEATHS, AND THE
NUMBERS ARE GETTING BETTER, I
FEEL LIKE THERE'S BEEN MORE
AWARENESS.
AND THAT HELPS.
ABSOLUTELY.
CHOLESTEROL.
AND DISEASES THAT CAUSES HEART
ATTACK.
SO WE CAN AGAIN CHANGE OUR DIET.
WE CAN AVOID FOODS LIKE BACON
AND SPAM AND SAUSAGE, WHICH ARE
HIGH FAT FOODS, AND WE CAN ALSO
AVOID TOO MANY DESSERTS.
PREPARED MEATS AND CREAMED
MEALS.
HEALTHY FOOD THAT'S YOU CAN
CHOOSE INCLUDE VEGETABLES AND
FRUIT.
AND COMPLEX STARCHES LIKES POI,
TARO, SWEET POTATO, BROWN RICE,
WHOLE GRAIN PASTAS.
STILL ONO BUT HEALTHIER THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
AND HAPPY EARLY VALENTINE'S DAY.