1.00 Welcome to HeartStrong.com
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...
1.01 How to Approach Your Heart Health Program
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...
1.02 The Parts of the HeartStrong.com Program
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...
1.03 HeartStrong.com Program Summary
After you have completed the Introduction, Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, Behavior Modification and Obesity and Weight Loss modules, then you can...
1.10 Reasons to 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...
1.11 Not Your Fault
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...
1.12 Activity - Examine Instinct, Culture, Industry, Government and Healthcare
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...
1.13 Bonus Resources
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...
1.14 Play the Guitar
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...
1.20 The Basics of Heart Disease
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...
1.21 How the Heart Works
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.
1.22 Atherosclerosis = Heart Disease
The term “atherosclerosis” refers to cholesterol and calcium clogging up the arteries. In the heart we are talking about the “coronary arteries”, but...
1.23 Heart Attack
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...
1.24 Summary of Heart Disease
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...
1.30 Introduction to 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...
1.31 High Cholesterol and Heart Disease
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...
1.32 Hypertension and Heart Disease
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...
1.33 Diabetes and Heart Disease
In this HeartStrong.com video/article we will examine diabetes and how it relates to heart disease.
1.34 Tobacco Use, Second Hand Smoke and Heart Disease
In this HeartStrong.com video/article we will examine the harmful cardiovascular effects of tobacco use.
1.35 Genetics and Heart Disease
In this HeartStrong.com video/article, we are going to examine how genetics can play a role in developing heart disease, specifically atherosclerosis...