As February marks Heart Month at CarePlus Pharmacy, we have teamed up with the Irish Heart Foundation to learn more about heart health and what we can do to look after ours.

CarePlus Pharmacy's Marketing Manager, Carla, chatted with Orna O’Brien, Dietitian for the Irish Heart Foundation, on an Instagram Live, which can be watched here on our feed.

Orna spoke about how humans haven’t changed a lot in recent years, but our environment has, which is what is causing so many of these heart issues. Orna touched on the issues of:

• More processed food
• Less physical activity
• Modern pace of life
• Emotional health
• Air pollution

All of these factors contribute to higher blood pressure, cholesterol, weight gain – but 80% of cardiovascular disease is preventable just through lifestyle changes alone.

To learn more about what we can do to make these changes, check out the video:

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