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Heart disease can catch up to you if you don't watch what you eat
Cardiovascular disease accounts for more deaths than any other disease in Canada. According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, someone dies every seven minutes from heart disease or stroke in this country. If that isn't scary enough, major risk factors for the disease can strike anyone at any age.

Lower your risk for diabetes and heart disease
During a typical day, your blood pressure goes up and down, and that's healthy. For about 65 million Americans, however, blood pressure remains high over time. Are you one of them? Here are six tips to help.

Simple Steps to Reduce Sodium in Your Summer Dining
From the barbecue sauce you slather on your grilled chicken to the frozen dinner you grab between coming home from work and running the kids to soccer practice, sodium is simply everywhere in warm-weather fare. Even if you never add salt to your food while cooking or eating it, you may still be getting too much sodium. The Heart Failure Society of America offers a few helpful tips to help you cut back on sodium.

Heart disease can catch up to you if you don't watch what you eat
Many of us know that we should be eating less foods with saturated and trans fats, and that we should cut back on sodium to help maintain a healthy blood pressure. But there are a number of foods that you also need to add to your diet to protect your heart.

Avoiding your next heart attack
Cardiovascular disease is the number 1 killer of women in Canada and worldwide. Women are 10 times more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than from any other disease. And our risk is 4 times greater during and after menopause than before menopause. The news is not all bad though. Here are 9 ways we can reduce our risk.

Take Care of Your Ticker
There is more to February than romance and candy hearts. It's also the perfect time to jump-start your heart health during Heart Month. While heart-related illnesses are widespread, the good news is your lifestyle choices can have a significantly positive effect on your overall heart health.

Make a Difference for Heart Health
With the Internet, blogs and other resource platforms, health information has never been more accessible. Many people know what they have to do in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle; yet taking action can sometimes be difficult. One such example is maintaining a healthy heart.

Celebrate Valentine's Day with a Healthy Heart
February marks the calendar page for Valentine's Day and Heart Health Month, so there's never been a better reason to be good to your heart. A few simple steps today can keep it beating strong all year long so you can live life to the fullest.

Have a Heart Healthy 2008
A proactive approach to maintaining a healthy heart is important, and there's no better time to start. Joseph Keenan, MD, cardiology researcher and professor emeritus, University of Minnesota, says the path to a healthier heart requires only a few simple diet and lifestyle changes.

Heart Disease Can Hurt Your Financial Health Too
ou exercise, eat well, and keep a close eye on your cholesterol. You may think you're doing everything you should do to avoid the effects of this leading cause of death in the United States, but are you overlooking preparations for the full scope of the impact of heart disease?