February 7, 2017 • Page 12 shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com Weekly Column: Try Out A Heart-Healthy Habit By Rep. Kristi Noem Heart attacks and heart disease carry with them a lot of misperceptions. We’ve seen characters in our favorite TV shows clutch their chests and collapse. We’ve watched as doctors warned older men and folks who struggle with their weight about the risks their hearts face. But these images only paint a partial picture. The reality is that anyone can be affected – anyone. February marks American Heart Month, so I wanted to use this space to clear up some misperceptions and share a few tips from the experts. Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. Even for women, it’s more deadly than all forms of cancer combined. People of all ages can be affected. When it comes to heart attacks, while about two-thirds of people will experience chest pain, shortness of breath, or fatigue in the days leading up to an attack, not all do. Women often times will not experience these types of symptoms. Some people experience nausea or vomiting, which can be easily mistaken as food poisoning or the flu. Lightheadedness, feelings of sweatiness, heavy pounding of the heart, or loss of consciousness may also be signs. If you experience symptoms, call 911 immediately. While it’s not always possible to entirely prevent heart disease, most of us can take steps to reduce our risk. The Centers for Disease Control and Preven- erested in this spot? tion have a few recommendations. First, schedule a trip to your doctor’s office where you can ask them about heart health. Use your doctor as a resource to help set goals. Then, listen to their advice. If you need medication – for high blood pressure, cholesterol, or something else – take it as prescribed. If you’re having trouble doing so, you can talk to your doctor about that too. Second, get out and get moving. Even 15 minutes of walking a few times a week can make a difference. Try it for February and see if you can make it a habit. While you’re at it, they recommend kicking some other unhealthy habits too, like smoking. Third, take a look at your plate. Simple changes can have a big impact. The American Heart Association posts great heart-healthy recipes at recipes.heart. org. One of my favorites for this time of year is their homemade Tomato Basil Soup – only seven ingredients and less than 20 minutes to make. Looking at these recommendations as lifelong changes can be intimidating, so I encourage you to take it a step at a time. Start with February. Set goals for this month, and when March hits, reevaluate. Maybe you’ll be ready to add another 10-minute walk to your week or maybe you’ll see that your initial goals were too ambitious. Wherever you’re at, use the rest of February to get educated about heart health and try out a new healthy habit - or two! INTERESTED IN THIS SPOT? 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Senate Republicans retained our majority, and we are ready get to work on the people’s business, which includes quickly confirming Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Judge Gorsuch’s resume is impeccable. He is the graduate of Oxford University, Harvard Law School, and Columbia University. He served as a clerk for two Supreme Court justices, including Anthony Kennedy who still serves on the court When Justice Antonin Scalia unexpectedly passed away last year, the country lost more than veteran of the Supreme Court. It lost a man who was universally respected by his colleagues in the courtroom, both behind and in front of the bench, and a man who will undoubtedly go down as one of the most brilliant legal minds in American history. Justice Scalia’s reverence for the law and Constitution was as evident in his written work as it was in his methodical and oftentimes witty oratory. He loved the court and his country, and his shoes will be big ones to fill. Not that there is ever an ordinary vacancy on the court, but when Justice Scalia passed away, it came at an extraordinary time. America was in the middle of a heated presidential election, and President Obama was months away from leaving office. In order to protect the selection and confirmation of a new Supreme Court justice from the heat of election-year politics, Senate Republicans decided the best option was for the American people to have a voice in the process. today. For more than a decade, Judge Gorsuch has served on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, a position to which he received unanimous support in the Senate. Perhaps most importantly, Judge Gorsuch believes that Supreme Court justices should be like an umpire who calls balls and strikes. The law is the law, and Judge Gorsuch agrees. It is unfortunate that before this nominee was even announced, my Democrat colleagues in the Senate launched a filibuster campaign in an attempt to block the nomination. Not because of the character or qualifications of the person who would ultimately receive it, but because they think the seat belongs to someone else. To be clear, seats on the Supreme Court do not belong to a president, a political party, or even a justice himself. The Supreme Court and the seats of which it is comprised belong to the American people. They, as should my Democrat colleagues who not that long ago believed we needed nine justices on the Supreme Court, are ready to fill this vacancy so Judge Gorsuch can get to work without delay. Presidential Disaster Declaration Approved For December Storm PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Dennis Daugaard says 24 South Dakota counties and two tribes may receive federal funding assistance to help recover from a late December storm that did more than $9.1 million in damage to public property. 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