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Heart Healthy Living

It is important to maintain a heart-healthy lifestyle. Making these changes can reduce your risk of stroke, heart failure, heart attack and developing heart disease. 

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Recipes

BMI Calculator

BMI Calculator

The American Heart Association has a directory of many heart-healthy recipes to browse and follow so you can continue eating your favorite meals!

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BMI Calculator

BMI Calculator

BMI Calculator

Check out this BMI Calculator to find your BMI. BMI can be used as a starting point to determine whether an adult is at a healthy weight. It is important to speak with your doctor regarding weight loss goals.

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Fitness

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Fitness

Check out this resource from MedlinePlus that provides information on how to get started adding in light activity into your routine!

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Eat a Heart-Healthy Diet

Maintain a Healthy Weight

Eat a Heart-Healthy Diet

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Eating a balanced diet of fruits, vegetables, poultry and fish can help you maintain a healthy weight and eat things to benefit your body. Eating fat, trans fat, sodium, sweets, red meat, and sugary drinks in moderation can also help.

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Exercise Regularly

Maintain a Healthy Weight

Eat a Heart-Healthy Diet

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The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise per week. They also recommend adding in weight or resistance training 2 times per week!

AHA's Recommendations for Physical Activity

Maintain a Healthy Weight

Maintain a Healthy Weight

Maintain a Healthy Weight

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Discussing  your weight with your doctor and making lifestyle changes to maintain a healthy weight can decrease your risk of heart disease as well as other medical conditions.

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Quit Smoking

Learn the Facts about Cholesterol

Maintain a Healthy Weight

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Smoking is a major cause of Heart Disease. Quit smoking to reduce your risk of complications from heart disease! Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW to talk to a professional from the CDC. 

CDC's Resources for Quitting

Learn the Facts about Cholesterol

Learn the Facts about Cholesterol

Learn the Facts about Cholesterol

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Talk to your doctor and stay on your medications to keep your cholesterol and blood pressure levels within a healthy range. Eating a healthy diet and adding in exercise can also help control these levels.  

Learn more from the AHA

Stress Management

Learn the Facts about Cholesterol

Learn the Facts about Cholesterol

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Preventing and managing stress can decrease your risk of heart related complications and is an important part of living a heart-healthy life! Check out this resource to learn more about how to manage stress! 

Learn more from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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