The heart is a pump that never stops delivering new shipments of oxygen and nutrients through the body, much like an assembly line in a factory.
Problems usually occur when blood flow is reduced or blocked in coronary arteries.
First up was Scott Baker's interview with Adams Township's Joe Meyers, whose life was saved by the use of an automatic external defibrillator. The portable devices, each about the size of a toaster, are becoming more popular as a method of treating cardiac arrest victims quickly, before paramedics can arrive to the scene. Above all else, the easiest way to prevent heart disease is to make changes in diet. To drive home that point, Consumer Watch reporter Wendy Bell conducted taste tests at a local Giant Eagle throughout the hour. Many shoppers found that foods they enjoyed were low in fat or fat-free, and said that they were surprised and would not normally have tried such healthy foods.