Introduction
Learn about the HeartStrong.com program, heart disease and how to get motivated to be healthy!
Welcome to the Programme
Welcome to HeartStrong.com! You have already taken a HUGE step in getting your heart healthy. Simply making the decision to take control of your health...
Getting healthy does take some effort. There is no “magic pill” or “easy fix” to heart disease. Not to worry, HeartStrong.com will give you all the...
Knowledge is power. There is no question about it. This is EXACTLY why you MUST learn about the disease that you are trying to prevent or treat. Learn...
After you have completed the Introduction, Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, Behavior Modification and Obesity and Weight Loss modules, then you can...
Why Get Heart Healthy
In this video, we will talk about how important it is to be heart healthy starting right now. This applies to everyone. Those with heart disease, risk...
In this HeartStrong.com video, we are going to talk about why America is so sick with chronic disease and how it is actually NOT the fault of American...
Lets take a moment to examine where you are in your own personal health as it relates to the 5 components in our world that contribute to the high rate...
Here are a list of some extra resources that you can use to further enhance your knowledge that relates to the topics discussed. Watching these...
In this HeartStrong.com video/article, we are going to teach you how to play the guitar. OK…not really. We are going to use the concept of how learning...
Heart Disease Basics
Here we are going to talk about some basic concepts about heart disease, including the basic anatomy and physiology of the heart. How exactly does the...
Lets talk about how the heart works when it is healthy and normal so that we can understand better what happens during different heart diseases.
The term “atherosclerosis” refers to cholesterol and calcium clogging up the arteries. In the heart we are talking about the “coronary arteries”, but...
The dreaded heart attack happens when a blood clot decides to form on top of one of those cholesterol plaques. That blood clot can form within minutes...
This was quite a quick overview of the heart anatomy, physiology and about the most common form of heart disease: atherosclerosis. Now that you know...
Heart Disease Risk Factors
In this HeartStrong.com video/article, we will talk about the main risk factors for atherosclerosis which leads to heart disease, cerebrovascular...
Cholesterol is a fatty substance (lipid) made in the liver that is important in the function of every cell in your body. Since the liver makes all the...
Hypertension, commonly known as “high blood pressure” is a condition in which the force of blood inside the artery circulation is too high, putting a...
In this HeartStrong.com video/article we will examine diabetes and how it relates to heart disease.
In this HeartStrong.com video/article we will examine the harmful cardiovascular effects of tobacco use.
In this HeartStrong.com video/article, we are going to examine how genetics can play a role in developing heart disease, specifically atherosclerosis...
In this HeartStrong.com video/article, we will talk about how you can calculate you own heart disease risk. This is important to see and track as you...
We are going to explore how the typical healthcare provider is trained to treat chronic disease in this HeartStrong.com video as well as how this model...