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Winter weather can put a real
strain on your ticker.
Your body has to work extra
hard to stay warm. If those cold
temperatures rob the body of
heat, hypothermia can set in.
And when body temperature
drops too low, a person may
die—usually from heart failure.
Winter conditions often
require physical exertion, such
as shoveling snow or wading
through wet, heavy drifts. That
level of activity can be risky
if you’re not in good physical
shape.
So if you have heart disease,
it pays to be extra careful when
venturing out in frigid weather.
Get your doctor’s advice about
what kinds of activities you can
do out in the cold. And keep
these tips in mind:
✓
Wear layers of clothing,
including a hat or scarf and
warm gloves and footwear.
✓
Don’t drink alcohol before
heading outside—it causes you
to lose body heat more quickly.
✓
Work slowly and avoid
sudden exertion.
✓
Watch out for symptoms of
hypothermia, such as confusion,
slowed reaction time, loss of
coordination, sleepiness and
shivering.
Sources: American Heart Association; Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
SNOW CAN BE
beautiful as it falls
silently from the sky, covering the
ground in gorgeous whiteness.
And then you have to shovel the
stuff.
That’s hard work—which isn’t
necessarily a bad thing if you’re
careful and in good physical
shape. But every year thousands
of people end up in hospitals
and doctors’ offices because
of problems related to snow
removal—problems ranging from
On Snow Patrol?
cut fingers to heart attacks. If
you have any doubts about your
abilities, ask someone else to clear
the snow from your driveway and
sidewalks. Or, at the very least,
check with your doctor before
winter blows in.
Whether you’re using a shovel
or a snowblower, take a break if
you run out of breath or get too
hot or too cold.
Call your doctor if you feel pain
or tightness in your chest.
Cold Weather
and Your Heart
Food for
Thought
LANGLADE HOSPITAL
Nutritional
Services makes approximately
145,000 meals a year. These
well-balanced meals are made for
multiple hospital sites, including
the Three Sisters Cafe, inpatients
receiving care at the hospital,
Pine Meadow Independent Living,
Rosalia Gardens Assisted Living,
LeRoyer Child Care Center and
Meals on Wheels—and we cater for
hospital meetings and forums. The
Nutritional Services staff prepares
meals every day, 365 days a year.
The meals are customized to meet
specific patients’ dietary needs,
and most are made from scratch
and use fresh ingredients. The
department has 28 employees:
✓
One very talented coordinator with
25 years of experience.
✓
Two registered dietitians with over
20 years of experience.
✓
Four full-time cooks with over 92
years of cooking experience combined.
✓
Four full-time cook assistants with
over 30 years of experience.
✓
Dietary aides and dietary clerks with
a combined 129 years of experience at
Langlade.
This team, with all of its experience
and talent, is the reason we can
serve approximately 145,000 meals
annually—and make them tasty too!
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