6 Things to Protect Your Heart
1. Don't smoke and avoid secondhand smoke
2. Control your blood pressure. Normal is below 120/80
3. Keep total cholesterol below 200; LDL below 130 (below 100 is optimal); HDL 40 or above for men and 50 or above for women.
4. Measure your waist. A high-risk waistline is 35" or larger for women and 40" or larger for men.
5. Maintain a healthy diet.
6. Control diabetes.
Source: American Heart Association
2. Control your blood pressure. Normal is below 120/80
3. Keep total cholesterol below 200; LDL below 130 (below 100 is optimal); HDL 40 or above for men and 50 or above for women.
4. Measure your waist. A high-risk waistline is 35" or larger for women and 40" or larger for men.
5. Maintain a healthy diet.
6. Control diabetes.
Source: American Heart Association