Heart Attack and Stroke

self-help

Aspirin can help prevent heart attack and stroke, but ask your doctor if aspirin is for you. Not everyone can benefit and there are risks.

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Adjust your diet to the new food pyramid and exercise to help prevent heart attack and stroke. Get a personalized pyramid here.

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Disease prevention

Centers for Disease Control

Find great resources and information on preventing heart attack and stroke on this page. Act now to ensure your future health.

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Booklet tells all

American Heart Association

Read this great booklet for in-depth information on avoiding heart attack and stroke, for the non-medical reader. Prevent these major killers.

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Do you know how to exercise to prevent heart attack and stroke? See this to learn. If you already exercise, the tips button may be especially helpful.

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Make smart eating choices

American Heart Association

Diet has a big influence on your risk of heart attack and stroke. Stay healthy by following the recommendations on this page.

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risks

What's your risk?

Natl. Heart Lung and Blood Institute

To assess your risks of attack and stroke, test yourself here. Have your cholesterol levels and blood pressure handy.

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causes

Get your blood pressure checked. See how high blood pressure can put you at risk of heart attack and stroke .

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Diabetes a risk factor

Diabetes Info. Clearinghouse

Learn how diabetes can cause heart attack and stroke from this question and answer page. Take special precautions if you have diabetes.

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Cholesterol video

Health Central

See this brief video to learn about cholesterol and how it can lead to heart attack and stroke.

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Read this overview to learn how preventing arteriosclerosis - hardened arteries - can help you avoid heart attack and stroke, among other conditions.

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Kick your smoking habit

Centers for Disease Control

You probably know this already, but maybe you need to read it again. Smoking causes cancer, emphysema, heart attack, stroke and other serious conditions.

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Jolyn
Washington State and Mexico