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Heart Disease Prevention

You Have the Power to Prevent Heart Disease
When it comes to keeping your heart healthy, you don’t have to stop eating what you love or start running marathons. Making even small changes can make a big difference. We’ve got simple ways to help you prevent heart disease—and it’s easy to start right now.

Why Does Heart Health Matter?

According to the American Heart Association:

  • Cardiovascular disease will affect 61% of adults by 2050.
  • Approximately every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. will have a heart attack.
  • Maintaining good heart health can also lower your risk of diabetes, stroke, and certain cancers.

Nearly 50% of people in the U.S. have some type of cardiovascular disease.

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Ways to Get Active and Stay Motivated

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More Ways to Keep Your Heart Healthy

Maintain a healthy weight

Reducing your weight by just 3% to 5% can help lower your blood sugar, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and triglycerides.1
 

Get quality sleep

Poor sleep is associated with obesity, high blood pressure, heart attacks, diabetes, and depression. Adults should aim for at least 7 hours of sleep each night.2

Reduce stress

Manage stress by doing something you love. Try some physical activity, practice breathing and meditation exercises, listen to music, or talk to a friend.

Don’t smoke, vape, or use tobacco

Positive changes start the moment you quit. Within 24 hours, nicotine levels in your blood drop to zero.3 Ready to quit? Explore tobacco treatment services.

Drink in moderation

Limiting the amount of alcohol you drink (no more than 1 drink per day for women and 2 for men) can decrease your risk of high blood pressure and stroke.4

 

Know your numbers

Stay up to date with your health screenings and make sure your blood sugar, cholesterol, and blood pressure are in check.
 

 

Explore Cardiovascular Health at Stanford Health Care

Stanford Health Care has been at the forefront of the latest advances in heart and vascular medicine. We offer leading-edge treatments not available elsewhere that greatly improve cardiovascular health and help patients live longer lives. Find care close to you.

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Sources

  1. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/heart-truth/maintain-a-healthy-weight
  2. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4434546/
  3. https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/about/benefits-of-quitting.html
  4. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/changes-you-can-make-to-manage-high-blood-pressure/limiting-alcohol-to-manage-high-blood-pressure
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