Healthy Heart
High Blood Pressure Education: Help Your Family Member Keep It Under Control
What Is High Blood Pressure? High blood pressure (HBP) is a disease in which blood flows through blood vessels at a higher than normal pressure. It is sometimes referred to as hypertension. Potential complications associated with HBP are chronic ...
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Listening to America’s Pulse: 2 Key Steps to Beat Heart Disease
Heart disease is a leading cause of death in the U.S. Inform your community about what factors increase their risk for heart disease – and how to reduce the likelihood of becoming a statistic. Coronary artery disease is the most common type of he...
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Don't Miss a Beat! Keep Tabs on Your Blood Pressure for a Healthy Heart
Healthy living starts with taking care of your heart to ensure normal blood pressure. A nutritious diet, plenty of exercise and good lifestyle habits (e.g., no smoking or drinking) all contribute to good heart health. Give your community the tool...
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Heal Your Heart: Tips for Lowering High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure affects more than 100 million Americans. Untreated, it can lead to heart attack or stroke. The good news, however, is that high blood pressure can be reversed with just a few simple lifestyle changes. For more informatio...
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Heart Attack Symptoms: Men vs. Women
With almost 800,000 Americans experiencing heart attacks every year, it’s vital that everyone know the symptoms. Help the men and women in your community spot the signs of a heart attack so they can act fast! &...
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Five Heart-Healthy Habits to Lower Your Risk of High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure can quietly damage your body for years. This “silent killer” has no warning signs or symptoms, and many people do not know they have it. The only way to know is to measure your blood pressure. Encourage your community to fin...
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Get to the Heart of the Matter: Controlling Cholesterol
Having high cholesterol increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. However, you can guide people in your community through some simple lifestyle changes to help them control their cholesterol levels. Not All Cholesterol Is Bad! There’s a bi...
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Keep Your Finger on the Pulse: Find Out If You’re at Risk for Heart Disease
The leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. is heart disease. With that in mind, do you know if you have a healthy heart? While you may think that your habits and lifestyle arent’t that terrible, you may be surprised to find that...
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