How to Manage Blood Sugar Understand Blood Glucose The first step to managing your blood sugar is to understand what makes blood sugar levels rise. heart.org/Diabetes Glucose: The carbohydrates and sugars in what you eat and drink turns into glucose (sugar) in the stomach … [Read more...]
LIFE’S SIMPLE 7 – #2 – CHOLESTEROL
How To Control Cholesterol Understand Cholesterol Cholesterol is a fat-like substance that comes from two sources: food and body. It is found in foods from animal sources only. It travels in the body by lipoproteins (LDL and HDL) HDL = GOOD: High-density lipoprotein is … [Read more...]
Brothers & Sisters: If you were not able to watch 60 Minutes last night, please check these links-60 MINUTES did a very comprehensive story with interviews from many of the FDNY Chiefs who survived, about the so many who did not: PART !: … [Read more...]
LIFE’S SIMPLE 7 – # 1 – BLOOD PRESSURE
How to Manage Blood Pressure Understand Readings The first step to managing blood pressure is to understand what the levels mean and what is considered normal, elevated, high blood pressure (hypertension) and hypertensive crisis. heart.org/BPlevels Blood pressure is … [Read more...]
HEART DISEASE COMMON AMONG FIREFIGHTERS WHO DIE OF CARDIAC ARREST
The majority of firefighters who died from cardiac arrest had autopsy confirmed evidence of coronary artery disease, or narrowing of the arteries, and structural abnormalities, including an enlarged heart and increased wall thickness of the primary chamber for pumping blood, or … [Read more...]
DECREASE YOUR HEART DISEASE RISK FACTORS
“Because when we hit the fire ground, your risk factors become my risk factors.” ‒Firefighter Steve Mast Firefighters are ultimately the ones who must make the changes to reduce CVD in the fire service. Making these changes will require taking personal responsibility for one’s … [Read more...]
HOW IS YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE?
When is the last time you evaluated your blood pressure? Have you evaluated your blood pressure after working a fire? Exercise? Resting? What is high blood pressure? High blood pressure (also referred to as HBP, or hypertension) is when your blood pressure, the force of blood … [Read more...]