Dr. Ross Thurmond a Cardiologist with Baptist Heart, spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson during its February 1, 2022 meeting. Dr. Thurmond informed club members and guest about the importance of preventive heart practices and ways to live a heart healthy life. According to Dr. Thurmond, ways to live a heart healthy life are through diet, healthy weight, no smoking and exercise. By living a healthy lifestyle, you can help keep your blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels normal and lower your risk for heart disease and heart attack. Dr. Thurmond suggest getting a cardiovascular risk assessment that includes a calcium score. Baptist Heart provides several heart assessment test. These test are not covered by insurance, but only cost $89, $100 and $175. You may call 601-948-6262 to schedule a assessment. Here is the link to the meeting video, https://vimeo.com/673308448. Shown in the below photo from left, Club President Uriel Pineda and Dr. Thurmond.
