We're constantly hearing about how heart disease is the nation's "number 1 killer." Yet if I took a survey of my patients, I'm sure most of them would say they're more worried about cancer than having a heart attack. Especially my female patients. So when the subject comes up, I take the time to point out that heart disease kills about 500,000 women each year--more than 10 times the number who die of breast cancer--and half those deaths are from heart attacks. To which I quickly add there are more effective strategies for preventing a heart attack than there are for preventing any other chronic disease.

For men and women who are healthy, there are plenty of steps you can take right now to help reduce your risk of a heart attack. True, you can't do much about a family history of heart disease, but you can certainly minimize it by getting to work on everything else.

The supplements we recommend at WholeHealth Chicago are very helpful. It's even more important, though, that you stay active, allow time to relax, avoid smoking, eat the right foods (and skip or reduce the wrong ones)--and yes, see your doctor regularly to have your blood pressure and cholesterol checked.

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