Exercise
This type of exercise strengthens the heart and improves the function of the arteries.
What is aerobic/cardiovascular exercise?
Too much salt can increase this
What is Blood Pressure
This type of fat is found in many fried and processed foods and should be limited to improve heart health.
What is Trans Fats?
This medication thins the blood and absolutely essential after stent placement.
What is Aspirin, Plavix, and/or aspirin
This is the goal for your total cholesterol number
What is 200?
This number is set for you to let you know your heart is getting a good work out without putting a strain on your heart.
What is Target Heart Rate?
This is a contributing risk for heart disease. It can make you a Type ! or a "worry wart".
What is stress?
This "Good" cholesterol helps remove harmful cholesterol from the arteries, and its levels are a focus on heart healthy eating.
What is HDL
What are 2 tips for helping to manage your medications
What is create a self care ritual or routine, keep it visible, use a pillbox, set an alarm, etc.
This range of numbers is what your pulse should be at rest.
What is 60-100 bpm?
This form of exercise should be performed two to three days per week on non consecutive days.
What is resistance training. Other acceptable answers include weight trining, weights, bands, squats, etc.
These little puffers that contain nicotine, greatly increase your risk for heart disease.
What are cigarettes?
Adding this to your diet will help reduce your cholesterol numbers.
What is fiber?
This medication, class or name, is prescribed to enhance the function of the heart, as well as slow the heart rate
What is a beta blocker
This is how much sodium or salt you should consume in a day?
What is no more than 1,500-2,300 mg per day according to the American Heart Association?
Every adult should strive for this much time each week for their aerobic exercise
What is 150 mins each week
This condition means you have an issue regulating glucose and insulin. It increases your risk for cardiovascular issues.
What is diabetes?
Between fats, carbohydrates, and protein, which carries the most calories per ounce of food.
What is fat?
This type of medication helps lower cholesterol levels and can be a vital part of a treatment plan.
What are statins
This is the standard dose of a Baby Aspirin that most cardiac patients take each day?
What is 81mg?
Flexibility is a type of exercise used to preserve and increase the length of the tendons and _________.
What are muscles?
These uncontrollable factors put you at risk but you can't do anything about them.
What are non-modifiable risk factors, heredity, age and gender?
When you lower your intake of fat, cholesterol & salt. Along with limiting your caffeine intake. It is called what kind of diet?
What is heart healthy or cardiac diet?
This medication helps to rid water off the body
What is a diuretic?
The goal for most adults with this is an A1C of less than 7%, what am I?
Diabetes Mellitus