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Prevention and awareness are key essentials in maintaining our physical bodies. Many resources may be found here including: statistics, demographics, and basic health regulations to assist you in a lifelong journey of whole health focusing on the first component of wholeness, the body. The health and faith resources found on this site combined can bring balance between our body, soul (mind, will and emotions) and spirit. Learn more about the continuum of care in whole health while increasing your faith, utilizing wisdom, and bringing wholeness to your overall being, body, soul and spirit.
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Wondering how you can be more health conscious and are unsure where to start? You can check the National Health Observances calendar and see how you and your congregation celebrate health and honor those you love by making them aware of resources and agencies that provide support and materials to help you succeed!
Focus on health observances throughout the year.
Timely Topics:
Here's how to fight the "flu"...
Use this guide to discover the most common causes of the most common symptoms for your illnesses...
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Heart Attack
Description: Impaired circulation to the heart muscle due to blockage of one or more of the arteries that supplies the heart muscle. When this occurs, blood cannot get to the area supplied by this artery, and the heart muscle dies.
Incidence: Not uncommon (600 per 100,000 in the US)
Prevalence: Males more than females until age seventy, then equal
Signs and symptoms:
- Crushing chest pain
- Pain that radiates to the jaw or shoulder
- Squeezing, heavy feeling in the chest
- Complaint of bad indigestion (especially seen in the elderly)
- Sweating
- Pale skin
- Nausea, vomiting
- Dizziness
Risk factors:
- High cholesterol
- Sedentary lifestyle
- Stress
- Heredity
- Obestiy
- Smoking
- High blood pressure
- Advanced age
- Angry personality
- Diabetes
Usual Treatment:
- Medications (to lower cholesterol, control high blood pressure, dilate arteries to the heart, prevent and dissolve clots, reduce the heart workload)
- Angioplasty and/or surgery if indicated
- Lifestyle changes
- Cardiac rehabilitation
Usual course: The event occurs suddenly with sudden death (cardiac arrest) in about twenty-five percent of cases. With procedures to restore circulation to the heart (bypasses or angioplasty), recovery is rapid, usually within two weeks. However, months of cardiac rehabilitation are recommended.
Spiritual Considerations:
Denial of the condition is common during a heart attack
Physical presence and good listening skills may help allay common fears.
If heart surgery is indicated, fear of death is often present
Suggested scriptures: Psalm 27:13-14; Psalms 43:5
Resources:
American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
214-373-6300
Physical presence and good listenting skills may help allay common fears
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Faith, hope, and love coupled with wisdom assists the believer in achieving health harmony in the soul (mind, will, and emotions) and spirit. Strengthen your inner man's soul and spirit by the associated articles, resources, and inspiration in our faith section. May the Lord prosper you with whole health. Learn more about the continuum of care in whole health while increasing your faith, utilizing wisdom, and bringing wholeness to your overall being, body, soul and spirit.
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