The document discusses keeping a healthy heart and preventing cardiovascular disease. It notes that the heart is the first organ to form and is vital as it circulates blood through the body. It then lists several cardiovascular diseases and risk factors like smoking, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol, and inactive lifestyle. The document emphasizes the importance of knowing your blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol levels, and waist-to-hip ratio. It recommends getting adequate sleep, engaging in regular physical activity, eating a balanced diet, and managing stress to take care of your heart.
3. Healthy Heart:Know your Heart
Vital Organ which controls blood
circulation
Supplies oxygenated blood and
nutrients to the body
Receives de-oxygenated blood from
the body
60-100
BEATS/MINUTE
6. Why Heart is important?
First Organ to form in embryo developement
It is of a size of your fist and located at the middle of your chest.
Heart functions as a pump and composed of muscles.
Entire body relies on heart
7. Why Heart is important?
ACTIVITIES INTERLINKED WITH HEART
For Brain:Supply of Oxygen and glucose
For Muscles: Supple of oxygen glucose and amino
acids,Sodium,calcium,potassium
Glands :supply of raw material for specific secretion
Diabetic people have narrowed arteries because of high blood sugar levels causes plaque to narrow the circumference of coronary artery
Total Cholesterol
=LDL(less protein-more cholesterol)
+HDL(more proteins-less cholesterol)
+Triglycerides-Fatty acids-glycerols
LDL- Can get saturated in arteries to form plaque if HDL levels are low.
HDL- Regulates LDL storage and promotes excretion
TG- Elevated levels can be harmful
Normal values for Healthy individual
Evolution till now and physical activities.
Exercise regularly.
Rest well.
Eat more greens and fruits.
Eat nuts.
Eat on time.