Mentoring in Medicine’s Healthy Ambassadors

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

• Four Chambers of the Hearto Right Side

Right atrium Right ventricle

o Left Side Left Atrium Left Ventricle

• There are different valves of the heart that let blood into the different chambers:o Right Side

Tricuspid Valve Pulmonary Valve

o 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! BakedBroiledGrilledRoastedStir-friedsteamed

Vitamins

Vitamin C, B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Folate, Biotin and much more.

MineralsCalciumPhosphorus MagnesiumSodium, Chloride, PotassiumIronZincCopperManganese SeleniumChromiumIodineFluorideWater