Lifestyle Diseases: Intro & Cardiovascular Disease

Coach Markus

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1= Never 2= Occasionally 3= Most of the time 4= All of the time

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I eat foods that are low in saturated fat and high in fiber.

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I eat and drink foods that are low in added salt and vinegar.

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I exercise at least 60 minutes every day.

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I avoid tobacco products and being in smoky environments.

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I have yearly medical exams.

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When outside, I wear sunscreen.

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I eat at least 2 servings of fruit a day.

Health IQ Scoring
23 + : Fantastic! You follow healthy behaviors. 17-22: Great! Doing well overall, but could use some minor adjustments. 11-16: Not-so-great. There are some areas that you need to look at for healthier behaviors. 11 and below: Yikes! You need to make some major changes in your health behaviors!

Objectives: Intro to Lifestyle Diseases

Describe how lifestyle can lead to diseases. List four controllable and four uncontrollable risk factors for lifestyle diseases. State two actions you can take now to lower your risk for developing a lifestyle disease later in life.

Key Terms
Lifestyle Disease Risk Factor

Lifestyle Disease
A Lifestyle Disease is a disease that is caused partly by unhealthy behaviors and partly by other factors.

Health in the Past

Infectious Diseases: Leading cause of death
Polio Tuberculosis Pneumonia Influenza

Causes of Lifestyle Diseases

Bad Habits Dangerous Behaviors Unwise Practices

Risk Factors
A Risk Factor is anything that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other health problems.

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Controllable Factor Physical Activity

Bad Watching TV very often Smoking a pack a day

Better

Best

Walking the stairs Playing a team instead of taking sport three times elevator a week Smoking a pack a week Not smoking

Smoking

Weight

Weighing 20% or more above recommended body weight OBESITY Eating fast food every day

Weighing 10% to 19% more than recommended body weight OVERWEIGHT Eating junk food several times a week

Weighing a max. of 9% more than recommended body weight IDEAL Eating healthy, nutritious meals

Diet

Uncontrollable Risk Factors

Uncontrollable risk factors cannot be changed.
Age

Gender

Race

Heredity

Objectives: Cardiovascular Disease

Summarize how ones lifestyle can contribute to cardiovascular diseases. Describe four types of cardiovascular disease. Identify two ways to detect and two ways to treat cardiovascular diseases. List four things you can do to lower your risk for cardiovascular diseases.

Key Terms
Cardiovascular Disease Stroke Blood Pressure Heart Attack Atherosclerosis

Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular diseases are caused by progressive damage to the heart and blood vessels.

Leading cause of death over 40

Why me?

Lifestyle + Genetics = Risk factor

Types of Cardiovascular Diseases

Strokes are sudden attacks of weakness or paralysis that occur when blood flow to an area of the brain is interrupted.

Stroke Symptoms
Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arms, or legs Trouble seeing in one or both eyes Sudden dizziness or loss of coordination Sudden, severe headache with no known cause

High Blood Pressure

Also known as Hypertension. Silent Killer Blood Pressure is the force that blood exerts against the inside walls of a blood vessel.

Heart Attack
A Heart Attack is the damage and loss of function of an area of the heart muscle.

Heart Attack Facts

1/3 of all heart attacks are fatal due to irreversible damage They can happen at any time, anywhere, without previous symptoms Heart attacks can strike anyone, healthy or not, for various reasons.

Warning Signs
Uncomfortable pressure, squeezing sensation, or pain in the center of the chest that lasts for more than a few minutes Pain spreading to shoulders, neck, and arms Chest discomfort combined with lightheadedness, fainting, sweating, nausea, or shortness of breath

What to do
Call 911 (112 in Germany) if you have any doubts about what you are feeling.
Better safe than sorry! Seconds or minutes can make a huge difference on whether survival is possible.

Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is a disease characterized by the buildup of fatty materials on the inside walls of the arteries that can interfere with blood flow.

Detection
Check BP Normal: 120/80 High: 140/90

Detection
Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) Measures electrical activity in the heart Can detect irregular beats or damage

Detection
Ultrasound Doctors use this to watch the heart working and if valves are working correctly.

Detection
Angiography Test where dye is injected into the coronary arteries. Doctors use a fluoroscope to watch the flow of blood through the heart chambers and valves.

Treating Cardiovascular Disease

Diet and Exercise

Treating Cardiovascular Disease

Medicines

Treating Cardiovascular Disease

Surgery

Treating Cardiovascular Disease

Angioplasty or Stents

Treating Cardiovascular Disease

Pacemaker

Treating Cardiovascular Disease

Transplant

Prevention
Trim the fat, hold the salt

Prevention
Maintain healthy weight

Prevention
Dont smoke or quit now!

Prevention
Exercise Exercise Exercise

Prevention
Watch the important numbers: Blood Pressure Cholesterol

Prevention
Keep stress levels down.

High Stress Careers

Retail Salespersons Doctors and nurses Accountants Teachers Firefighters Farmers Automotive assembly workers Stock brokers Air Traffic Controller

Quiz
1. Name two methods that help detect heart disease. 2. Name two treatments for heart disease. 3. Name one way that you can prevent or lessen your risk of cardiovascular disease.