| Know the facts | Know your numbers | Know your risk factors | Manage your risk factors |
| Exercise for life | Eat heart healthy | Manage your stress | Work with your doctor |
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Heart Health
When it comes to your health, lead with your heart.
Eight Steps to a Healthy Heart
- Know the facts. Heart Disease Is the #1 Killer of Women in America.
- Know your numbers.
- Know your risk factors.
- Manage your risk factors.
- Exercise for life.
- Eat heart healthy.
- Manage your stress.
- Work with your doctor.
Health information in this article was obtained from the following sources: US Dept of Health and Human Services, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP), Federal Citizen Information Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Published May 2003. Last updated April 2007.
HIP reviews this article, as all articles in MyHealth, on a quarterly basis.
