Joe Gilson, Corey Fontanazza, Kristen Marino, Kyle Per 11 Heart disease 1. Heart disease is a condition which sticky deposits called plaque blocks the flow of blood to the heart. Plague is formed from large amounts fatty foot and no exercise, stress and too much cholesterol lead to this forming in the blood paths to the heart. 2. Some signs and symptoms of a forming heart attack, are pain in the center of the chest, or pain in the jaw, neck back arms or stomach. A shortness of beat, and an increase in perspiration and nausea, which results in light headiness. Also there is the overwhelming fatigue that is not relieved with rest. Heart pain starts of slow and increases in amount of pain. Regular heart pain not caused by a heart attack is pain and feeling tired. 3. A person living with a heart disease as to take medicine, sometimes large pills, every mourning and night to help their blood pressure and cholesterol. They have to eat a strict diet, with less fat and cholesterol, and certain food that helps reduce cholesterol. They may not be able to eat all the things they had enjoyed before having heart disease. Some others also have to live with the fact knowing that they may die any day or later in their life from a heart attack. 4. A person living with a heart disease as to take medicine, sometimes large pills, every mourning and night to help their blood pressure and cholesterol. They have to eat a strict diet, with less fat and cholesterol, and certain food that helps reduce cholesterol. They may not be able to eat all the things they had enjoyed before having heart disease. Some others also have to live with the fact knowing that they may die any day or later in their life from a heart attack. They also need to see a doctor on a regular basis to see how their heart is doing. Unless suffering from the after affects of a heart attack, they do not need any outside medical assistance or special type of treatments. 5. Other people have to be concerned that it is hereditary and that they one day might have heart disease so start eating well at their current stage in life. They also have to encourage their family member to eat healthy, exercise, and take their medication everyday. 6. 5 precautions to take when a person has heat disease are: 1. Do not smoke, use tobacco, or intake alcohol 2. Make sure you stay active doing daily activity. 3. Aim for a healthy weight by eating healthy and avoiding foods in high fat and cholesterol. 4. Limit stress on the body 5. It is recommended that the person has a flu shot every year. 7. Just eating healthy with less intake of fat, and cholesterol, as well as foods that lower cholesterol(LDL) 8. Heart Club —Orange Regional Medical Center/Horton campus conference rooms Kids With Heart, the National Association for Children's Heart Disorders — Orange County 9. Orange Regional Medical Center