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From exercise to diet to stress relief, here’s how to keep your heart beating
Having a healthy heart means more than just being able to run faster and play harder (though those are some nice perks!); it means reducing your risk of the number-one killer among U.S. women, cardiovascular disease. Heart health is also linked to emotional well-being, so a strong ticker can help you fight off depression and stress, as well. Luckily, you can nourish your heart and soul in a number of ways—including eating the right foods, getting regular exercise, even chilling out and catching a funny movie. To get started, read the articles below. |
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Slideshow: 10 Best Foods for Your Heart
Simple food choices go a long way when it comes to your heart’s health. Focusing on fresh foods full of heart-healthy fats and antioxidants can decrease your risk of developing heart disease and cut your chances of a heart attack. These 10 foods will help keep your ticker in top shape. View the slideshow.
How the Financial Crisis Could Hurt Your Heart
If you think the current economic crisis is hurting only your pocketbook, think again. Researchers say the decline of Wall Street, the mortgage crisis, and the looming threat of layoffs may take a heavy toll on your heart, especially if you are already at risk for cardiac problems. Read more.
Quiz: What’s Your Heart IQ?
Every year heart disease kills more than 650,000 Americans. But most don’t realize they are at risk—and that many of their risk factors are preventable. Do you know enough about heart disease? Take our quiz and find out. Read more.
5 Ways to Keep Pollution From Harming Your Heart
Avoiding air pollution can reduce the risk of heart attack, heart failure, and other complications, especially in patients who are recovering after being hospitalized. Read More
9 Secrets to a Healthier Heart
Groove to jazz, learn tai chi, and cut your risk of heart disease, the top cause of death among women in the U.S. Read more.
Heart Health Step-by-Step
Nearly a half-million women die of cardiovascular disease every year, but they don’t have to—the condition is largely preventable and treatable. Here’s how to reduce your lifestyle hazards as well as your medical and genetic risks.
Two Little Steps to Less Stress
When you are under stress, your breath is shallow. These tips will help you reduce your stress, get more oxygen to your brain, and reduce your risk for stress-related complications.
Top 10 Tricks for a Healthy Body and Soul
When it comes to doing stuff that enhances your health and happiness, more is often better. The challenge is squeezing more of the good things into your life. Here are some smart, surprising ways to fit it all in.
This Is Your Heart on Aspirin
It seems like such a simple way to stay healthy: Just pop an aspirin and worry a little less about keeling over from a heart attack or stroke. Research suggests that aspirin may be a wonder drug for many women who aren’t taking it. Here’s how to know if you are one of them.
Why Women Should Worry More About Heart Attacks
More than 450,000 American women die from heart disease each year. Here’s what you need to know now.
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