Answers by Heart Fact Sheets: Lifestyle and Risk Reduction
You can make lifestyle choices that can reduce your risk for heart disease and stroke. These information sheets will help you get started. Topics include smoking, diet and nutrition, physical activity, cholesterol, high blood pressure, being a caregiver and dealing with stress.
Cholesterol
- How Do My Cholesterol Levels Affect My Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke? (PDF)
- How Can I Improve My Cholesterol? (PDF)
- What Are Cholesterol-Lowering Medications? (PDF)
- How Can I Monitor My Cholesterol, Blood Pressure and Weight? (PDF)
High Blood Pressure
- What Is High Blood Pressure? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
- How Can I Reduce High Blood Pressure? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
- What Is High Blood Pressure Medicine? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
- Why Should I Limit Sodium? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
- How Can I Monitor My Cholesterol, Blood Pressure and Weight? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
- What About African Americans and High Blood Pressure? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
Diet, Nutrition and Well-being
- How Do I Change Recipes? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
- How Can I Cook Healthfully? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
- What About Eating Out? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
- How Do I Follow a Healthy Diet? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
- How Do I Understand the "Nutrition Facts" Label? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
- How Can I Live a Healthier Lifestyle? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
- How Can I Manage Stress? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
- How Does Sleep Affect My Health? (PDF)
Physical Activity and Weight Management
- How Can Physical Activity Become a Way of Life? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
- How Can I Lose Weight? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
- How Can I Manage My Weight? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
- How Can I Monitor My Cholesterol, Blood Pressure and Weight? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
Caregivers
- What Is Caregiver Burnout? (PDF)
- How Should I Communicate, as a Caregiver? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
- How Should I Care for Myself, as a Caregiver? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
- What Are the Caregiver's Rights? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
- How Can I Support My Loved One? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
Smoking
- How Can I Quit Smoking? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
- How Can I Handle the Stress of Not Smoking? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
- How Can I Avoid Weight Gain When I Stop Smoking? (PDF)(link opens in new window)
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