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The heart is one of the MOST IMPORTANT parts of your body!

 Four Chambers of the Heart

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Right Side
Right atrium Right ventricle

Left Side
Left Atrium Left Ventricle

 There are different valves of the heart that let blood into the different chambers:
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Right Side
Tricuspid Valve Pulmonary Valve

Left side
Mitral Valve Aortic Valve

 The heart pumps blood and sends the blood to other parts of the body The heart functions like a fountain

How do we measure it?

 Systole is ventricular contracting Diastole is ventricular filling

 Hypertension is common in communities of color

In the US, 41% of African-Americans have high blood pressure, compared to 27% of whites

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High Blood Pressure can lead to

Stroke Heart Attack Kidney Failure

 Weight management Decreased salt intake/ diet management - Nutrition Management Hypertension medication Exercise and Lifestyle change!

What is Nutrition?
the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary (in the form of food) to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet.

1. Control Portion and Serving Size 2. Watch out for unhealthy food 3. Eat food with a lot of vitamins and nutrients

Portion is the amount of food eaten at one time Serving size is the amount stated in the Nutritional Facts label

HIGH-FAT Words!
Buttery Fried Rich Parmesan Cheese sauce

You want LOW-FAT words! Baked Broiled Grilled Roasted Stir-fried steamed

Vitamins Vitamin C, B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Folate, Biotin and much more. Minerals Calcium Phosphorus Magnesium Sodium, Chloride, Potassium Iron Zinc Copper Manganese Selenium Chromium Iodine Fluoride Water