St. Francis to host cardiac health program

CHI Health St. Francis, in collaboration with Nebraska Heart Institute, will host a heart-education session at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 in Conference Room 2/3 at the hospital, 2620 W. Faidley.

Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Douglas Kosmicki will discuss "Reducing Cardiac Risk through a Low-Carb Diet (Part 2)."

Part of a new monthly series, this presentation is free and open to the community.

As long as it includes a variety of nutritious, whole, unprocessed foods, a low-carb diet can be good for heart health. It can help increase good cholesterol levels, and decrease blood pressure and triglyceride levels.

Dr. Kosmicki is a board certified interventional cardiologist practicing at Nebraska Heart.