Did you know February is American Heart Month? Before February ends, we want to make sure you learn about Cardiovascular disease and ways to prevent it and keep a health heart!

Heart Disease or Cardiovascular Disease is a class of diseases in which the heart or blood stream is affected. This class includes high blood pressure and strokes. Heart Disease is the number one killer of both genders in the US with men being twice as likely to die from it than women. Various factors can cause heart disease, some manageable and some not.

Unmanageable risk factors include ethnicity and race. For instance, African American are more likely than any other racial group to be diagnosed with High Blood Pressure.

Manageable risk factors include diet, physical activity, use to tobacco products, obesity, and stress. Regular physicals an help screen for heart disease and help uncover risk factors. You should try to limit alcohol intake and also cut out tobacco products, including and especially cigarette smoking. Try to manage a healthy diet as well as a healthy weight. If you are diabetic, make sure it is well managed, as mismanaged diabetes is a huge risk factor.

If you have any questions or concerns about heart disease or wish to test for risk factors such as cholesterol levels, visit AFC Urgent Care in Bound Brook NJ. We are open 7 days a week including night so visit us today at 601 West Union Ave in Bound Brook NJ or call 732-469-3627.