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Heart DiseaseFree Program just about Heart Health
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it comes to heart illness risk factors -- like high blood cholesterin and high blood pressure -- one plus one can equal three, five or even as nine times higher risk! Adding risk factors can really multiply your risk.
You can’t change several risk factors, like your age or family history. But you can change others, like high cholesterol. That’s nice news.
Here’s more nice news: The American Heart Association offers a free program called The Cholesterin Low Down that can help you discover just about your risk for heart disease. The program urges you to do three things to help protect your heart:
1) Visit your doctor.
Even if you feel healthy, see your doctor regularly. Do an appointment to talk just about heart illness risk.
2) Cognize your cholesterin numbers.
High cholesterin is one of the leading risk factors for heart disease. If you are over 20 years old, you need to cognize your cholesterin numbers.
3) Cognize your another risk factors for heart disease.
Many things can put you at risk for heart disease. Your risk is more higher once
you have more than one risk factor. High cholesterin is one risk factor you should know; others are listed below. Do it a priority to take control of the ones you can change.
* Cigaret smoking
* Family history of heart illness
* Diet high in fatty foods (like cheese and creams)
* Age
* High blood pressure
* Polygenic disorder
* Excess weight
* High triglycerides
* Too more alcohol (more than one drink each day for women, and more than two drinks each day for men)
Actress Valerie Harpist (“Rhoda”) recently knowing that she has high cholesterol, which, on
with a family history of heart disease, increases her risk. Harpist is working with her doctor to lower her cholesterin through diet, exercise and medication.
Join The Cholesterin Low Down Now
Call 1-800-AHA-USA1 (1-800-242-8721) or visit americanheart.org/cld.
As a member, you’ll get:
* A checklist of questions to ask your doctor
* An online risk calculator to determine your 10-year risk for heart illness
* A booklet and newsletters to answer your questions just about cholesterin and heart illness
* A health book with tips for heart-smart living
* A cookery book of heart-healthy recipes
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