1. Heart Disease
Judith Bryan, Tiffany Donaldson, Yvonne Moss-Hill, Marquita Reed

2. The Heart as a Muscle
Between the lungs Center of chest

3. Functions of the Heart
Oxygenated blood flowing
through the body
Deoxygenated blood
flowing back through the
heart to the lungs

4. Coronary Artery Disease

5. Atherosclerosis (ath-ur-o-skluh-RO-sis) - a
build-up of fatty plaque in your arteries

6. Causes of Heart Disease
• A diet that’s high in fat, salt and/or cholesterol
• Lack of exercise
• Smoking
• Other Minor Risk Factors:
• Family health history
• Age
• Gender

7. Effects of Heart Disease
• Difficult for the heart to pump blood
• Uncontrolled hypertension (high blood pressure)
• Stroke
• Heart attack
• Heart failure
• Arrhythmias

8. Solution: Change Your Lifestyle
Eat Healthier Get up and Move

9. Change Your Diet
Positive Effects
• Lower cholesterol
• Lose Weight
• Lower blood pressure
Negative Effects
• Eating limitations
• Hard to commit
• The word ‘diet’ has a
negative connotation and
adds pressure

10. Exercise
Positive Effects
• Lose weight > increased
self-esteem> taking better
care of yourself
• Gives energy
• Increases endurance and
strengthens heart muscle
Negative Effects
• Requires discipline,
dedication, and
persistence
• Hard to find time to do it
• Takes a while to see
results

11. The “Best” Possible Solution

12. Exercise??? Yes!
• Lowers cholesterol
• Controls blood pressure
• Simple
• NO calorie counting
• Strengthens heart muscle

13. One Step at a Time
• Consult your physician
• Decide what works for you
• Gym
• Home workouts
• Etc.
• Make a personal commitment

14. Work It Out
• Make exercise a top priority
• Have an exercise challenge with incentives
• Motivation
• Available tools

15. Decrease the Risk of
Heart Disease
• Leading cause of
death in both men and
women but can be
managed
• Change lifestyle
• Eat Right
• Exercise regularly

16. Thank You for Listening!
Judith Bryan, Tiffany Donaldson, Yvonne Moss-Hill, Marquita Reed