Maintaining a Healthy Heart: An Owner's Guide

Combining vivid visuals with incisive commentary from health professionals, Maintaining a Healthy Heart explores the body's most depended-on organ, outlining how the heart works (using relevant vocabulary such as “atrium” and “ventricle”), explaining what can go wrong, and looking at risks (such as smoking, high cholesterol, and obesity) that could lead to heart disease. While noting that it may seem premature for young viewers to worry about these matters, the program also points out that making preventative lifestyle choices early on can be the key to a healthy future. Touting good habits such as maintaining a nutritional diet (“watch out for the white stuff,” such as starches), engaging in plenty of exercise, and staying motivated, this is recommended. Aud: J, H, P. (J. Williams-Wood)