Jaguars Cub Club Newsletter Cub Club Newsletter April 2017 | Page 13

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Spring 2017
Mona Shah, MD,
Cardiologist,
Baptist Health
If you’re like most moms, taking care of your family is your top
priority. Taking care of you? Not so much.
Moms work hard and rarely skip a beat. But among all the things
moms do, eating right, exercising and relaxing are the most
important because they have the biggest impact on heart health.
Since you’re the “heart” of your family, taking good care of yours
affects not only you but those you love – and who depend on
you. If you think you’re too young to worry about your heart,
keep in mind that problems develop over time.
“Many of us think of heart attacks as sudden and inevitable,
but heart attacks have gradual beginnings,” said Mona Shah,
MD, a Baptist Health cardiologist specializing in women’s heart
health. “A cascade of blockage and inflammation can lead to the
emergency we think of as a heart attack.”
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