The 29th of September
every year is celebrated as the World Heart Day.
Today, September 29th 2015
is the 15th year of this celebration which in effect means that the first year
of celebration was the year 2000.
The World Heart Day is a
day set aside specifically to draw people's attention to the issue of their
hearts; and to let them know that heart disease and stroke are the World's
leading causes of death on an annual basis claiming about 17.3 million lives
yearly (those that are reported).
The World Heart Day also
offers the Practitioners of health the opportunity to inform, educate and
sensitize the public on the dangers of tobacco abuse, unhealthy diet, sedentary
life style (physical inactivity) and harmful use of alcohol which are the four
main risk factors implicated in the 80% premature death arising from
cardiovascular diseases (CVD).
Each year's celebration
comes with a different theme and the theme for this year's celebration is
#heart #healthy #environments.
We are all invited to join
the World Health Organization, the United Nations and the World Heart Federation
to spread the awareness of Cardio Vascular Diseases which are the world's
number one killer.
For a heart healthy
environment to be real, it MUST start with you.
Clean environment devoid
of smoke pollution, heart healthy foods, non use of tobacco in all its forms
and moderate consumption of alcohol would surely lead to a healthier heart.
Go check your HEART
today!!!
Dr. Jerry - the First: JP
Medical Consultant/Life
Coach/Author/Mentor/Publisher/Plan B Income Promoter/Entrepreneur/Motivational
Speaker/Health and Wellness Consultant/Bloger
