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.
Follow the food pyramid
My Pyramid
Adjust your diet to the new food pyramid and exercise to help prevent heart attack and stroke. Get a personalized pyramid here.
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.
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.
Maximize exercise benefits
Medline Plus
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.
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.
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.
causes
Get your blood pressure checked. See how high blood pressure can put you at risk of heart attack and stroke .
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.
Cholesterol video
Health Central
See this brief video to learn about cholesterol and how it can lead to heart attack and stroke.
Keep arteries healthy
Mayo Clinic
Read this overview to learn how preventing arteriosclerosis - hardened arteries - can help you avoid heart attack and stroke, among other conditions.
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.

