Weight Loss for Life

Why visit a weight loss spa or fat farm for Cardio health issues?

Because Hilton Head Health's Healthy Lifestyle program addresses the very foundations of health, and Cardio health is one of its most important benefits.

According to the American Heart Association, physical inactivity, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) is becoming increasing prevalent.  More than ever, Americans are turning down or missing out on important opportunities to stay in shape.  And while our level of activity declines, our rates of heart disease increase. 
Maybe heart health isn’t your most important concern right now, but there are some good reasons you should be aware of it: our weight loss health spas Healthy Lifestyle program will help you learn to incorporate more physical activity in your day.   

According to an American Heart Association survey, only 13 percent of women consider CVD their greatest health risk.  But statistics show that no disease, not even cancer, claims as many women’s lives as CVD.  It causes a death a minute among females-nearly half a million female lives every year. 

If you’re an adult and your blood pressure is 140/90 mm Hg or above, you have hypertension and are at higher risk for heart disease, stoke and other medical problems.  One in three adult Americans has high blood pressure, and nearly one-third of them don’t know  they have it.  When you visit Hilton Head Health weight loss spa, this is one of the first things we check.

Some of the most common heart health issues include high blood pressure, high cholesterol (both low density and total), need to recover from heart attacks and/or major surgery, and prevention of further heart damage, heart attacks, and strokes.  Our program is designed to help Guests adopt chronic disease management practices to address all of these issues.

As with everything at Hilton Head Health, we know that the foundation for cardiovascular health is practicing a healthy lifestyle.  Some of the well known risk factors are listed below, and you will see how well theThere are 5 Controllable Risk Factors that contribute the high blood pressure.  The Healthy Lifestyle™ Program can help you lower your risks in all of these areas:

Obesity- People with a body mass index (BMI) of 30.0 or higher are more likely to develop high blood pressure.  Guests lose an average of 7 to 14 pounds in a 2 week stay at the Institute.

Eating too much salt- A high sodium intake increases blood pressure in some people.  The Hilton Head Health meal plan is low in sodium and fat and higher in fiber.

Drinking too much alcohol- Heavy and regular use of alcohol can increase blood pressure dramatically.  

Lack of physical activity- An inactive lifestyle makes it easier to become overweight and increases the chance of high blood pressure.  There are 3 fitness options per day in the Healthy Lifestyle™ program, as well as thermal walks™ that teach you to incorporate more activity into daily life.

Stress- This is often mentioned as a risk factor, but stress levels are hard to measure, and responses to stress vary from person to person.  The setting of Hilton Head Health is on a beautiful secluded semi-tropical island where there is no pressure from the outside world.