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Eat Nuts and Improve your Heart Health and Columbus PALS Classes for Healthcare Providers

Eating a healthy diet and regular exercise can keep cardiovascular disease at bay. Incorporate nuts as part of a healthy diet that can prove to be beneficial for your ticker. They are a great snack food which are inexpensive, easy to store and you can easily pack them when on the go. In addition, nuts contain unsaturated fatty acids and other nutrients. Sadly, the only drawback is nuts are high in calories so it’s advisable to limit portions.

Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of a cardiac arrest or heart attack which are life-threatening emergencies. You cannot predict the occurrence of these emergencies which can strike someone irrespective of one’s age. Even children or infants can get struck with a Sudden Cardiac arrest (SCA). The most common causes of SCA in children are structural cardiac abnormalities (congenital heart diseases and postoperative repairs, coronary artery anomalies, or Marfan syndrome), abnormalities of the electrical system of the heart (also known as primary electrical diseases), abnormalities of the heart muscle structure or function, acquired heart disease; abnormal heart rhythms including atrial flutter/atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia (VT), ventricular fibrillation (VF), sinus node dysfunction, and complete heart block, etc.


SCA occurs when the ticker suddenly stops beating which is caused by the immediate loss of electrical heart function, usually from an irregular or rapid quivering of the ventricles called Ventricular Fibrillation. The best way to handle out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases is by getting CPR trained. The procedure comprises chest compressions and rescue breaths which when applied early along with an automated external defibrillator (AED) can help restart a stopped heart and allow return of a normal heartbeat to help prevent sudden cardiac death (SCD).

Select a certified training site for acquiring training such as the AHA certified CPR Columbus in Ohio. There are courses for both healthcare and non-healthcare providers. Learn more about a “PALS class Columbus”:

Pediatric Advanced Life Support classes- The course has been designed to prepare healthcare providers to treat the acutely ill or injured infant or child. This program teaches a systematic approach to the assessment of a sick infant or child. Using the PALS evaluate-identify-intervene sequence, healthcare providers will be able to quickly identify and treat the pediatric patient’s injury or illness. The course by the virtue of being broken into several skills stations allow students to practice and gain confidence in both their assessment skills and treatment of the acutely ill or injured pediatric patient.

Let’s get back to the benefits of eating nuts:
A great deal of research suggests the immense benefits of nuts on heart health and reduction in the risks of dying early of cardiovascular disease and other causes. But the evidence is still inconclusive. But, there’s no danger in eating nuts unless you’re allergic to them, so you can certainly include nuts as part of your diet for ticker health.

Nut benefits the ticker by lowering the low-density lipoprotein (LDL, or "bad") cholesterol levels which plays a major role in the development of plaque that builds up on the blood vessels. Furthermore, eating more nuts is associated with lower levels of inflammation linked to heart disease. Eating nuts reduces risk of developing blood clots that can cause a deadly heart attack. Its consumption also improves the health of the lining of your arteries.

Most nuts contain some of these heart-healthy substances like unsaturated fats, fiber, vitamin E, plant sterols, omega-3 fatty acids, L-arginine (It is a substance that can help improve the health of the artery walls by making them more flexible and less prone to blood clots).

Types of Nuts:
It doesn’t matter the type of nut that you choose to eat as most appear to be generally healthy though some may have more heart-healthy nutrients, such as walnuts contain high amounts of omega-3 fatty acids. The other heart-healthy nuts include almonds, hazelnuts, pecan, etc. Nut oils as well are good source of healthy nutrients, but they lack the fiber found in whole nuts. Go for walnut oil which is the highest in omega-3s.

To sign up for a CPR class at CPR Columbus, either register online or call on 614-321-2094 for registration. 
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