1. Stress & Cardiovascular Disease Krissi Florke & Huba Nasir

2. What stresses you out? Stress: an organism’s total response to demands or pressures Eustress (good) ❖ wedding day ❖ gameday ❖ holiday seasons ❖ moving ❖ academics Distress (bad) ❖ illness/injury ❖ academics ❖ death of a loved one ❖ unemployment ❖ time management

3. The Body’s Natural Stress Response “Fight or Flight” adrenaline response ➢ Cortisol is released ➢ sympathetic nervous system ➢ increased levels of epinephrine

4. Easy Ways to Manage Your Stress: ❖ meditation ❖ yoga ❖ deep breathing ❖ organization ➢ time management, make lists, use a planner ❖ keep a positive attitude

5. What is Cardiovascular Disease? ❖ disease of the heart (veins & arteries) ❖ ¼ deaths caused by cardiovascular disease ❖ coronary heart disease #1 ❖ leading cause of death for men & women ❖ can preventable ❖ Chronic high BP is a major cause of atherosclerosis

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7. Uncontrollable Factors of CVD ❖ Genetics ❖ Gender ❖ Race ❖ Age

8. Controllable factors of CVD…. ❖ Diet ❖ Exercise ❖ Smoking ❖ Drinking Alcohol

9. How Stress Can Contribute to CVD stress may affect behaviors and factors that increase heart disease risk: ❖ high blood pressure ❖ cholesterol levels ❖ smoking ❖ physical inactivity ❖ overeating

10. Americans at Risk for CVD Risk Factor % Inactivity 39.5 Obesity 33.9 High Blood Pressure30.5 Cigarette Smoking 20.8 High Cholesterol 15.6 Diabetes 10.1

11. Dimensions of Wellness Physical- Stress can affect our ability to maintain a healthy quality of life. Emotional- Having stress will not allow us to deal with everyday challenges of life. Intellectual- It’s hard to focus and learn new concepts if you’re worried about something. Interpersonal- You can be more inverted and not as social.

12. Dimensions of Wellness Spiritual- Peace in life will not be established until your stress goes away. Environmental- Having stress may influence our ability to be more responsible and care for our surroundings. Financial- There is a lack of basic understanding of how money works due to stress.

13. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUJpae1i3PY

14. Quiz 1.What are the 2 different types of stress? (give example of each) 1.What are 3 controllable risk factors of CVD? 1.Name one way to better manage your stress.

15. Sources http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/MyHeartandStrokeNews/Stress-and-Heart-Health_UCM_437370_Article.jsp http://www.puzzle-maker.com/CW/ http://millionhearts.hhs.gov/abouthds/risk-factors.html http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/StressManagement/HowDoesStressAffectYou/Stress-and-Heart- Health_UCM_437370_Article.jsp https://wellness.ucr.edu/seven_dimensions.html