Heart Disease:Preventing Heart Disease
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Video: Perspectives on Preventing Heart Disease
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Bad Diet for Heart"I ignored common sense"
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Bad Habits, Big PortionsGiant burgers, oversize steaks
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Lose That Spare TireExtra fat is deadly
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Fat Is Bad for Your HeartA weighty problem
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Your Diet Can Stave Off Heart Disease
A good diet is always important for health, but the stakes are especially high for people with heart disease. Food can either help protect the heart or provide fuel for a heart attack. Read More
How Much Exercise Do You Need to Prevent Heart Disease?
A few extra pounds may be OK
The old thought was that vigorous exercise could be dangerous to people at risk for heart disease. Emerging evidence suggests that the more vigorous the workout, the more value to your heart—though short, 15-minute spurts of exercise may be as beneficial as one marathon session. Read More
Learn to Manage Stress and Decrease Your Risk of Heart Disease
Changing your response to stress with techniques like yoga might prevent a heart attack
The cardiologist in urgent care at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, Calif., was puzzled. Sandy Levin had had a heart attack, yet she didn't show any of the classic risk factors. "I looked like the perfect picture of health," she said. "But I was under excessive stress, and that's what did it." ... Read More
