Heart Health Fair planned Feb. 9

Kalispell Regional Healthcare will sponsor its third annual Heart Health Fair from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9,  in the Arts and Technology Building at Flathead Valley Community College in Kalispell.

The fair will feature a new section of brief talks on heart-healthy lifestyles, a cooking demonstration and expanded free health screenings, educational presentations and light refreshments. Everything is free.

Screenings will include blood pressure, cholesterol, lipids, glucose, body composition, sleep patterns, blood oxygen and depression. Adults with diabetes will have an opportunity to have their feet checked for circulation problems.

Fasting is optional for the screenings. Attendees should take their regular medications, drink plenty of water and wear loose, comfortable clothing. Shoes and socks will be removed for the body composition screening.

A team of nurses will provide immediate explanations on what the screening results mean to each participant.

Four 30-minute lifestyle presentations will be offered from 8 to 10 a.m. on the topics of weight loss, physical fitness, personal wellness and heart-healthy eating – including a talk by registered dietitian Holly Nickels and a cooking demonstration from Kalispell Regional’s executive chef Seth Bostick.

Educational sessions by cardiologists from Rocky Mountain Heart and Lung begin at 10 a.m. with Dr. Tom Amidon’s talk on “Exercise and the Heart.”

At 11 a.m. Dr. Rob Mitchell will show how to “Eat Your Way to a Healthy Heart;” and at noon Dr. Eve Gillespie will give tips on “Combating Congestive Heart Failure.” A wide variety of experts will be on hand through 1 p.m. to talk one-on-one about keeping the heart in good health.

Learn more and register online at kalispellregional.org.