This episode on RecoveryPeople, Brion Oaks Vice President of Health Equity at American Heart Association and Marcy Wilson, the Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) and Stroke Community Outreach Coordinator for Seton Family of Hospitals join Co-Hosts Kirk Zajac and Sandy Hollier discuss how to lower our risk for a heart attack and stroke. Brion talks about the American Heart Association, the largest volunteer based health organization in the US and their empowering program Check, Change, Control for lower blood pressure. Plus, Brion discussed a really cool and FREE online service at www.heart360.org that allows you to monitor you blood pressure and weight and a whole lot more. Marcy (mwilson@seton.org) talks about Seton’s commitment to heart health and reminds us that you are never too young to have a stroke. She talks about risk factors such as smoking and especially the combination of smoking and some birth control.]]>
