Today, one American dies of Cardiovascular disease approximately every 37 seconds. Prevention of cardiovascular disease, one of our nations leading causes of death, includes screening by oral health professionals. At Sherman Oaks Dental, we subscribe to the recommendations by the Surgeon General to promote health and disease prevention. With an emphasis on encouraging general health and a healthy lifestyle, our Naperville general dentists, Dr. Sosenko and Dr. Weyneth, hope to reduce our patients risk for deadly diseases and promote healthy living.
Doctors and our team at Sherman Oaks Dental in Naperville, are committed to our patient’s total health. Our team is keenly aware of how oral health translates to overall health. The connections between oral health, diet and cardiovascular disease among other diseases, drives our healthy life-style approach to treating our patients. Screenings for CVD risk and other diseases is part of our oral health exam. Additionally, we are encouraging healthy lifestyles through our examinations, patient education and preventative care. We hope to bring higher satisfaction to our patients with our renewed focus on overall health.
As part of our commitment to healthy living, we can provide tips to reduce risks for diseases, resources to help our family of patients make healthy life-style changes and make referrals for further evaluation as needed.
Know your risk for CVD
Risk factors include
- Overweight/obese, (especially belly fat).
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Type II diabetes
- Smoking
- Inactive life-style
- Poor diet
Many of these risk factors are preventable!
- Quit smoking
- Reduce weight—every little bit counts–only five to 10 pound loss can reduce blood pressure, blood sugar and risk of diseases
- Reduce fat in your diet—(should be less than 7% of total daily calories)
- Reduce salt (sodium) in your diet (daily intake of 2,400 mg or less.
- Add servings of vegetables, fruits and whole grains to every meal.
Refrences
JADA, vol 141, http:/jada.ada.org, Feb 2010
American Dietetic Association
Eat Right Nutrition Tips
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