Heart Health and Nutrition

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0:00 Introduction: Lank Acknowledgment, Speaker Bios and Agenda
2:50 Patient Guest Speaker shares their story
Heart Health
13:34 What does the heart do
18:01 Coronary artery Disease
19:20 The Heart's Electrical System, Heart Rate and Rhythm
22:53 Irregular Heart Beat
24:46 Heart Valves
27:19 Symptoms to watch out for and a multi-dimensional approach
Nutrition and Foods for a Healthy Heart
30:57 Heart Healthy Diets (Vegan and Vegetarian, Mediterranean, DASH)
35:16 Importance of Whole Foods
37:20 Recommended serving sizes and Canada's Food Guide
44:52 Health Eating on a Budget
47:28 Resources
48:55 Questions and Answers
1:05 Next months topic
Resources:
Find a food bank or meal program in Toronto by visiting: www.211Toronto.ca​
Daily Bread Food Bank www.dailybread.ca/need-food/​
Food Banks Canada - Find a Food Bank Map www.foodbankscanada.ca/utilit...
Feed Ontario - Interactive Map feedontario.ca/need-help/find...
Cardiac Rehab Network of Ontario www.crno.ca/​
Cardiac Rehab Programs at UHN www.uhn.ca/TorontoRehab/Clini...
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