Heart disease is our nation's number one cause of death. Stroke, the third largest cause of death in America, is also the leading cause of severe, long-term disability. It's important to learn your risks for heart attack and stroke. Work with your health care provider to reduce, control or prevent as many risk factors as you can. Stay in touch for your good health. Your heart, and your brain, will thank you for it.

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• Some researchers believe that limiting STRESS may help to reduce a person’s risk of HEART disease. One way to reduce stress is to EXERCISE regularly.
  
• Your body’s physical response to EMOTIONAL stress and anxiety (increased heart rate and blood pressure) is not good for your heart.
  
• Use food LABELS and a NUTRITION guide to help you limit your daily SODIUM intake to 2,000 to 3,000 MILLIGRAMS (mg) per day – EQUIVALENT to about one TEASPOON of salt a day.
  
• Substitute fresh VEGETABLES, FRUITS and foods labeled "low-sodium" for
  PROCESSED foods, (such as SNACK, FROZEN, CANNED, PICKLED and smoked foods) which are usually high in SALT content.
  
• Don’t FRY foods. Instead, BAKE, BROIL, ROAST, BOIL or MICROWAVE for less FAT and fewer CALORIES.
  
• When reading food labels, pay attention to how many servings are in a package.
  To control sodium, SATURATED fat and CHOLESTEROL intake, make sure that your serving size is the same as the STANDARD serving size recommended on the label.
  
• To reduce fat and cholesterol in your diet, use a NONSTICK frying pan. Then you can use little or no oil without having food stick.