Heart Disease Prevention WisdomCard™

Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Heart Disease Prevention and compiled helpful research notes below.

  1. Mayo Clinic: 5 Strategies Keep Your Heart Healthy mayoclinic.com - 5 Strategies Keep Your Heart Healthy
  2. MamasHealth: Heart Disease: Can Heart Disease be Prevented? mamashealth.com - Heart Disease: Can Heart Disease be Prevented?
  3. MedlinePlus: Heart Diseases -- Prevention nlm.nih.gov - Heart Diseases -- Prevention
  4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Heart Disease Prevention: What You Can Do cdc.gov - Heart Disease Prevention: What You Can Do
  5. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: Ounce of Prevention: A Guide to Heart Health nhlbi.nih.gov - Ounce of Prevention: A Guide to Heart Health
  6. Cleveland Clinic: Stocking a Heart-Healthy Kitchen my.clevelandclinic.org - Stocking a Heart-Healthy Kitchen
  7. American Heart Association: Alcohol, Wine and Cardiovascular Disease</ref>
  1. U.S. Food and Drug Administration: How to Keep Your Heart Healthy fda.gov - How to Keep Your Heart Healthy
  2. MedicineNet: Guidelines on Preventing Heart Disease in Women medicinenet.com - Guidelines on Preventing Heart Disease in Women
  3. ABC News: How Much Exercise is Recommended for Heart Disease Prevention, and Are Aerobics Better than Weight Training? (Feb. 6, 2008)abcnews.go.com - How Much Exercise is Recommended for Heart Disease Prevention, and Are Aerobics Better than Weight Training?


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Research Notes on Heart Disease Prevention


Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.1 However, there are ways a person can cut his or her risk of developing heart disease. High cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease, so if you or someone you know has high cholesterol, it's important to treat it and get it to a healthy level.2 Maintaining an active lifestyle is another way to cut the risk of heart disease.

Fast Facts:

  • Limiting alcohol intake can reduce the risk of heart disease.3
  • Controlling hypertension is another way to prevent heart disease.4
  • Use of tobacco products increases the likelihood of developing heart disease.5

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ Mayo Clinic: Heart Disease Prevention: 5 Strategies to Keep Your Heart Healthy
  2. ↑ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Heart Disease Prevention: What You Can Do
  3. ↑ American Heart Association: Alcohol, wine and Cardiovascular Disease
  4. ↑ U.S. Food and Drug Administration: How to Keep Your Heart Healthy
  5. ↑ MedicineNet: Guidelines on Preventing Heart Disease in Women

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