Get Pumped Up About Heart Health

The HEAL team will be covering how smoking and drinking alcohol can negatively impact your cardiovascular health and increase the risk of hypertension. We will also be offering suggestions on how to modify these lifestyle habits to better manage high blood pressure independently in the long term. This program will be accessible in-person at the East Brunswick Public Library and virtually, over Zoom.

You can also join on Zoom: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/97681354684?pwd=T0R2S3BxeE1Bb1JYTUUzZ2tQakEyZz09

• Passcode  562260
• Meeting ID 976 8135 4684
• Join By Phone: +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC), +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago), +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)

Vineeth Amba, TJ Booth, Nimi Patel, and Riya Patel are a group of medical students from Rutgers-RWJMS who are passionate about addressing hypertension longitudinally through lifestyle approaches.

Smoking

• https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/50th-anniversary/pdfs/fs_smoking_CVD_508.pdf
• https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/health-effects-tobacco-use/how-smoking-affects-heart-health

Alcohol Intake

• https://alcoholthinkagain.com.au/alcohol-your-health/alcohol-and-long-term-health/alcohol-and-cardiovascular-disease/#:~:text=The%20cardiovascular%20system%20is%20affected,heart%20muscle%20and%20irregular%20heartbeat.
• https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-pressure/expert-answers/blood-pressure/faq-20058254#:~:text=Answer%20From%20Francisco%20Lopez%2DJimenez,lead%20to%20long%2Dterm%20increases.

Tips to Quit Smoking

• https://www.heart.org/-/media/Files/Health-Topics/Answers-by-Heart/How-Can-I-Quit-Smoking.pdf
• https://www.heart.org/-/media/Files/Health-Topics/Answers-by-Heart/How-Can-I-Handle-the-Stress-of-Not-Smoking.pdf