Health Ministry
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Do you work in some aspect of the health field? Are you a doctor, nurse, dietician, or have some other gift you can share with our parish? St. Teresa Health Ministry just may be for you! Our meetings are usually less than 1 hour, and we try to meet quarterly. Due to legal reasons, we cannot visit parishioners at home as part of our ministry. Instead, we have an annual health fair (held in October). We also provide monthly, educational articles to the bulletin; perform blood pressure screenings bi-annually, as well as CPR/AED training for our parish.
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Go Further With Food. By possibly making a few small changes in the way you eat, you’ll feel more energized and be healthier.
Start off your day with a breakfast containing whole grains and lean protein. A healthy snack can keep your energy high between meals. Choose some raw vegetables and a cheese stick, or fruit and nuts.
Don’t get stuck in a rut for lunch; think about having low sodium soup with a salad, or have a whole wheat tortilla with cheese and salsa. Drink lots of water through the day rather than drinks with added sugars. Fruit is a great way to add a sweet touch at the end of the meal.
Cooking at home more often and having more plant-based protein foods like beans or lentils, are ways to save money and explore new foods. By planning ahead to use foods you already have, and to use leftovers in lunches, you can save time and increase the nutrition in the foods you eat.
Go to www.eatright.org for more ideas and some fun games and puzzles.
Start off your day with a breakfast containing whole grains and lean protein. A healthy snack can keep your energy high between meals. Choose some raw vegetables and a cheese stick, or fruit and nuts.
Don’t get stuck in a rut for lunch; think about having low sodium soup with a salad, or have a whole wheat tortilla with cheese and salsa. Drink lots of water through the day rather than drinks with added sugars. Fruit is a great way to add a sweet touch at the end of the meal.
Cooking at home more often and having more plant-based protein foods like beans or lentils, are ways to save money and explore new foods. By planning ahead to use foods you already have, and to use leftovers in lunches, you can save time and increase the nutrition in the foods you eat.
Go to www.eatright.org for more ideas and some fun games and puzzles.
Guide to Eating Healthy on an Affordable Budget - https://www.moneygeek.com/financial-planning/supporting-healthy-eating-on-a-budget/
Food Security Support and Hunger Resources - https://www.moneygeek.com/financial-planning/food-security-and-hunger-assistance/
Food Security Support and Hunger Resources - https://www.moneygeek.com/financial-planning/food-security-and-hunger-assistance/
Heart Attack Awareness
Each year, an estimated 785 000 Americans will have a heart attack, and approximately 470 000 will have their second attack. It is estimated that an additional 195 000 silent first heart attacks occur each year. Approximately every 25 seconds, an American will have a heart event, and approximately every minute, someone will die of one.
Here is what you need to know:
HIGH RISK for a heart attack or stroke
• You have one or more of the following:
- Existing heart disease (heart attack, bypass surgery, heart stents)
- Stroke or carotid artery disease (narrowed or blocked arteries that take blood to
your brain)
- Blocked arteries in your legs and abdominal aortic aneurysm (weakness in the artery in
your abdomen)
- Chronic kidney disease
- Diabetes
AT RISK
• One or more major risk factors:
- Cigarette smoking
- Poor diet
- Lack of regular physical activity
- Overweight (Body Mass Index [BMI] 25-29.9) or Obesity (BMI higher than 30)
- Family history of heart or vascular disease
- Blood pressure higher than 120/80
- Abnormal cholesterol levels
• Heart and other vascular diseases
• Lupus or rheumatoid arthritis
• Metabolic syndrome (See risk factors below)
• Pregnancy complications including: the development of high blood pressure or diabetes, delivering a pre-term infant.
IDEAL CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH
• A healthy lifestyle with all of the following:
- Blood pressure less than 120/80 mm Hg
- Total cholesterol less than 200 mg/dL
- Fasting blood glucose less than 100 mg/dL
- Body mass index less than 25 kg/m2
- Never smoked or quit over one year ago
- Performs 150 minutes of moderate exercise or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise a week
- Eats a diet of fruits and vegetables, whole-grains, and high-fiber foods.
Eats fish, especially oily fish twice a week or more. Pregnant women
avoid fish with high mercury levels. Limits saturated fat, cholesterol, alcohol, sodium, sugar, and avoids trans-fatty acids.
Consult your doctor or nurse on how to calculate your risk score
www.americanheart.org
Here is what you need to know:
HIGH RISK for a heart attack or stroke
• You have one or more of the following:
- Existing heart disease (heart attack, bypass surgery, heart stents)
- Stroke or carotid artery disease (narrowed or blocked arteries that take blood to
your brain)
- Blocked arteries in your legs and abdominal aortic aneurysm (weakness in the artery in
your abdomen)
- Chronic kidney disease
- Diabetes
AT RISK
• One or more major risk factors:
- Cigarette smoking
- Poor diet
- Lack of regular physical activity
- Overweight (Body Mass Index [BMI] 25-29.9) or Obesity (BMI higher than 30)
- Family history of heart or vascular disease
- Blood pressure higher than 120/80
- Abnormal cholesterol levels
• Heart and other vascular diseases
• Lupus or rheumatoid arthritis
• Metabolic syndrome (See risk factors below)
• Pregnancy complications including: the development of high blood pressure or diabetes, delivering a pre-term infant.
IDEAL CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH
• A healthy lifestyle with all of the following:
- Blood pressure less than 120/80 mm Hg
- Total cholesterol less than 200 mg/dL
- Fasting blood glucose less than 100 mg/dL
- Body mass index less than 25 kg/m2
- Never smoked or quit over one year ago
- Performs 150 minutes of moderate exercise or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise a week
- Eats a diet of fruits and vegetables, whole-grains, and high-fiber foods.
Eats fish, especially oily fish twice a week or more. Pregnant women
avoid fish with high mercury levels. Limits saturated fat, cholesterol, alcohol, sodium, sugar, and avoids trans-fatty acids.
Consult your doctor or nurse on how to calculate your risk score
www.americanheart.org
New ACC/AHA Hypertension Guidelines Make 130 the New 14
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) have released a new guideline on hypertension (high blood pressure) with a new definition that will call 130 to 139 mm Hg systolic or 80 to 89 mm Hg stage 1 hypertension.
The definition of normal blood pressure hasn't changed from the previous document, but the new guidelines eliminate the classification of prehypertension and divide those blood-pressure levels previously called prehypertension into elevated BP, with a systolic (top number) pressure between 120 and 129 and diastolic (bottom number) pressure less than 80 mm Hg, and stage 1 hypertension, which they now define as the systolic pressure 130 to 139 or diastolic pressure of 80 to 89 mm Hg.
Five main areas of emphasis in the new guideline:
Blood Pressure Classification by 2017 ACC/AHA Hypertension Guideline
Systolic, Diastolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) 2017 ACC/AHA
<120 and <80 Normal BP
120–129 and <80 Elevated BP
130–139 or 80–89 Stage 1 hypertension
140–159 or 90–99 Stage 2 hypertension
> 160 or >100 Stage 2 hypertension
The definition of normal blood pressure hasn't changed from the previous document, but the new guidelines eliminate the classification of prehypertension and divide those blood-pressure levels previously called prehypertension into elevated BP, with a systolic (top number) pressure between 120 and 129 and diastolic (bottom number) pressure less than 80 mm Hg, and stage 1 hypertension, which they now define as the systolic pressure 130 to 139 or diastolic pressure of 80 to 89 mm Hg.
Five main areas of emphasis in the new guideline:
- A strong emphasis on blood-pressure measurement, both at home and in the physician’s office, to determine the accuracy of blood-pressure measurements and using the average of measures taken over several days.
- A new blood-pressure classification system
- A new approach to decision-making for treatment that combines underlying cardiovascular risk.
- Lower targets for blood pressure during the management of hypertension.
- Strategies to improve blood-pressure control during treatment with an emphasis on lifestyle approaches.
Blood Pressure Classification by 2017 ACC/AHA Hypertension Guideline
Systolic, Diastolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) 2017 ACC/AHA
<120 and <80 Normal BP
120–129 and <80 Elevated BP
130–139 or 80–89 Stage 1 hypertension
140–159 or 90–99 Stage 2 hypertension
> 160 or >100 Stage 2 hypertension