Rx for a Healthy Heart

Take carge of your cardiovascular health with our best nutrition, fitness, and lifestyle information.

February is National Heart Health Month. Learn how to safeguard your heart from cardiovascular risks with our best nutrition, fitness, and lifestyle information:

Dr. Roizen's 10 Easy Steps to a Healthy Heart
Keep your heart healthy and reduce your heart attack risk with these simple tips.

5 Heart-Healthy Recipes You'll Love
Could the answer to a healthy heart be hiding in your kitchen? Dig into the best foods for reducing cholesterol and improving heart health.

Quiz: Are You Protecting Your Heart?
How much do you know about cholesterol? Test your knowledge with our quiz and get invaluable tips on how to improve your diet and lifestyle.

One Woman's Triumph Over Bad Heart History
The nation's first Baby Boomer fights a family curse -- and her generation's No. 1 killer. Meet Kathleen Casey and find out how she's "Stayin' Alive."

Warning Signs of Heart Disease
Which important symptoms should you look out for? We share what shouldn't be ignored.

Lower Your Heart Attack Risk in 30 Minutes a Day
To get your heart pumping hard enough to provide cardiac benefits, all you need is a decent pair of walking shoes.

About Cholesterol

• What Exactly Is Cholesterol?
• Getting a Cholesterol Test
• Setting Your Cholesterol Goals
• Expert Ways to Manage High Cholesterol

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• RD Heart Center: Prevention
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• RD Heart Center: Help for Hypertension
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• Nutrition for Heart Disease Prevention
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• Menopause and Heart Disease
• How a change in hormones can affect your cholesterol.
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• 20 Ways to Lower High Blood Pressure
• 20 ways to lower your blood pressure.
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• Are You a Ticking Time Bomb?
• Every year, more than 850,000 Americans have a heart attack, and for about half of them, the first symptom is death.
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“ Trying to do everything is a one-way ticket to serious stress. Be clear about your limits, and stop trying to please everyone all the time. ”

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