Heart Insight

The American Heart Association's My Life Check empowers Americans to take a big step toward a better life. In just a few minutes, you can get your personal heart score and a custom plan with the seven simple steps you need to start living your best life. Visit www.heart.org/mylifecheck to start your new life resolution.

Tips and techniques on making modest lifestyle and behavioral changes that can help lead to a lifetime of good health.

August 2010: “Triple Threat: Diabetes, Elevated Cholesterol And High Blood Pressure”; “Smoking Is As Bad For Your Arteries As For Your Lungs”; “Shaking Salt From Your Diet”; “You Do The Walk Of Life”; and “Kids And Teens At Risk For Heart Disease, Too”

• Chest Pain (Angina)
• Diabetes
• Hardening of the Arteries (Atherosclerosis)
• Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
• Heart Failure
• High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
• High Cholesterol (Hypercholesterolemia)
• Irregular Heartbeat (Arrhythmia)
• Mini-Stroke (Transient Ischemic Attack)
• Obesity
• Stroke (Cerebral Infarction)