Week 11: Week 11: Heart HealthyHeart Healthy

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Today’s Topic:Today’s Topic:

Heart HealthyHeart Healthy

Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)Disease (CVD)

No. 1 cause of death in America Up to 1 million Americans will die

of CVD At least 80,700,000 American Adults

(1 in 3) suffer from some form of CVD. 38,200,000 (47%) average 60 or older.

Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)Disease (CVD)

35% out of the 50 million Americans who have high blood pressure, don’t know they have it 73 Millions

Now

21.3 Millions Now

4.4 million suffer from a stroke 7 million suffer from a heart attach

http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1200078608862HS_Stats%202008.final.pdf

At least 250,000 people die of heart attacks each year before they reach a hospital

About every 60 seconds, someone dies from Cardiovascular disease

#1 killer of women – most die at the first attack not knowing that they even had a problem

Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)Disease (CVD)

What Causes What Causes Heart Disease?Heart Disease? Cigarette smoking

Alcohol intake

Obesity

Serum cholesterol

Hypertension

Physical inactivity

Symptoms to watch for a heart attack -

REMEMBER the signs are not always pain or pressure in the chest

Symptoms to watch for a heart attackDiscomfort, heaviness or pressure in the chest, arm or below the breast boneDiscomfort radiating to the back, jaw, throat or armFullness, indigestion or heart burnSweating, nausea, vomiting, dizzinessWeakness, anxiety or shortness of breath

1. Unchangeable Risk Factor

2. Changeable Risk Factor

Risk Factors ForRisk Factors ForHeart DiseaseHeart Disease

Unchangeable Risk FactorsUnchangeable Risk Factors Age, the older you get the

greater your risk Sex, men are at higher

risk than women Race Family history Personal medical history

Changeable Risk Factor

Diabetes mellitus

Cigarette smoking

Alcohol intake

Obesity

Cholesterol Level

Hypertension

Physical inactivity

Test Your Cholesterol IQ With This Quiz

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3032767

Basis of a Basis of a Heart Healthy DietHeart Healthy Diet

Important to realize that you do have control over many

You can lower your risk of heart disease – and it doesn't have to be complicated.

Protecting your heart! - a brisk walk

- a good vegetable soup

- getting the support you need to maintain a healthy weight.

Heart Disease: Heart Disease: Heart-Healthy DietHeart-Healthy Diet

Feed Your Heart WellFeed Your Heart Well

Pay Attention to what you eat

Adapt a Heart-Healthy Nutrition Strategy

Feed Your Feed Your Heart WellHeart Well

There are several guidelines listed by the American Heart Association, they include:

Eat a variety of fruits and vegetables every day

Eat a variety of grain products Choose fats with 2 grams

or less of saturated fats per serving

Feed Your Feed Your Heart WellHeart Well

Learn to control Stress

Stabilize your blood pressure and cholesterol levels

Eating one to two cloves of garlic a day, or supplement the equivalent

Stop smoking

Maintain a healthy weight

Hydrate

Active lifestyle

by Dr. Lou IgnarroWhat is “Nitro Oxide”?

Louis Ignarro, Ph.D.Nobel Laureate in Medicine

Your cardiovascular system is the driving force behind Cellular Nutrition. Over 100,000 miles in length and equipped with nearly six-trillion endothelial cells, your blood vessels produce the Nitric Oxide that supports Cellular Nutrition.

““To YourTo YourHeart Healthy”Heart Healthy”

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Who Wins a Prize?Who Wins a Prize?

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We will learn about:We will learn about:

Maintaining Your Maintaining Your Long Term HealthLong Term Health

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