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Heart Disease Hepatitis C Exercise - Identify Your Risky Behavior

Heart disease is the leading cause of death Facts: Hepatitis C is a chronic, life-threatening, blood- Your lifestyle choices impact your health. If you have any of the conditions in
in the United States. It occurs when the borne infection. this pamphlet, or even if you don’t, identify behaviors that put you “at-risk” for
arteries that supply blood to the heart become „ Most commonly linked to infected needles used for developing a serious condition. Llst risky behaviors you have, the possible health
narrowed. You may feel tightness of the drugs. problem, and what action you will take right now.
chest during physical stress. Heart attacks
and strokes occur when the arteries become „ Prison tattoos and body piercing with non-sterile Risky Behavior Possible Health Problem What action will you take?
blocked. equipment are also risky.
„ As many as half of the people who have Hepatitis C
don’t even know they have it.
Treatment:
„ One in five people who get Hepatitis C will clear it out
Getting high blood pressure under control will of their system naturally.
lessen stress on the heart. „ Without treatment, one in four will suffer liver failure or
„ Have your blood pressure and cholesterol develop liver cancer.
levels checked.
Treatment: There is a year-long regime of pills and shots.
„ Take any medication prescribed by your The treatment is successful 50% of the
doctor time.
„ Lose weight, drink less
alcohol, and exercise. High Blood Pressure

Facts: Blood pressure is the
force of blood pushing against
Diabetes artery walls as it flows through the body. When it
About 7% of people in the United States have remains consistently high, it forces your heart to
diabetes. Diabetes is caused when the body work too hard.
becomes resistant to insulin. If diabetes
is not treated, there is risk of blindness, „ High blood pressure is the leading cause of
stroke and heart attack, kidney trouble, and heart attack and stroke.
problems with circulation. Being overweight, „ If you are overweight, under stress, or don’t
lack of exercise, and a high fat diet can exercise, you may be at risk. Put out the Smoke
increase your risk. „ High blood pressure can also be a sign of Smoking is bad for your health. Period. Cigarettes kill more than 350,000 people a year
Treatment: Diabetes can be prevented and other problems such as diabetes. and cause serious health problems. Smoking can cause:
managed with a combination of drugs, „ shortness of breath
exercise, a healthy diet, and monitoring of Treatment: Have your blood pressure checked. If „ feeling tired Nicotine is one of the most addictive drugs
blood sugar levels. it is high, exercise, lose weight, drink less alcohol, „ persistent cough around and kicking the habit is hard. There are
from the American Diabetes Association and reduce salt intake. Medication is available to „ poor circulation many effective aids like nicotine patches that
lower blood pressure. „ poor sense of smell and taste can be used to stop the smoking habit.

„ lung cancer.