Heart Disease:Diet and Exercise

If you're having trouble eating a healthy amount of fruits, vegetables, grains, and healthy fats, you may be hoping to fill those holes in your diet with a pill. Problem is, pills don't really work...  Read More

Many people with heart disease try to banish fats, but they're missing out on lots of foods that can protect the heart. Avocados, nuts, fish, olive oil—they're all fatty, and they can all help keep you alive.

But other fats act as napalm to the heart.  Read More

In study after study, exercise has been shown to slash the risk of heart disease and add years to one's life, even among obese people and other high-risk populations. While the benefits of exercise are well documented, the amount of exercise needed for those benefits to kick in is still disputed...  Read More

People with heart disease tend to have something in common: Many have spent decades eating too much saturated fat and not consuming enough fruits and vegetables...  Read More

Deb Kautz, 47, of Zumbro Falls, Minn., said she felt like "a wreck" after her heart attack. She was afraid to move, afraid that any exertion could set off another attack. This fear could have left her stuck to the couch, but she took another route...  Read More