“While some risk factors cannot be changed, others can be controlled or modified to create a more heart-healthy lifestyle by…”.1

Umbrella
What may the Healthy Heart Umbrella include?

Depending on the Source (DotS) this Umbrella may include:

  • Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
  • Healthy Heart
  • Heart Disease Prevention
  • Heart Healthy Diet/Eating
  • Heart Healthy Lifestyle

Risk Factors

Is there an association between risk factors and a healthy heart?

In Listen To Your Heart: Learn About Heart Disease – What Are Your Risk Factors for Heart Disease? the (United States) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) elaborate on:

“Risk factors are conditions or habits that make a person more likely to develop a disease. They can also increase the chances that an existing disease will get worse. Important risk factors for heart disease are:

  • Having high blood pressure
  • Having high blood cholesterol
  • Unhealthy lifestyle
  • Being overweight or obese
  • Diabetes and prediabetes
  • Smoking
  • Being physically inactive
  • Having a family history of early heart disease
  • Having a history of preeclampsia during pregnancy
  • Unhealthy diet
  • Age (55 or older for women)
Some risk factors, such as age and family history of early heart disease, can’t be changed”.2

Protect Your Heart

How can we protect our heart?

In number 9 in Staying Healthy At Menopause and Beyond the North American Menopause Society explain:

“While some risk factors cannot be changed, others can be controlled or modified to create a more heart-healthy lifestyle by following these modifications:

  • Don’t smoke
  • Control blood pressure
  • Control cholesterol
  • Control triglycerides
  • Prevent diabetes
  • Exercise regularly
  • Maintain healthy weight or lose weight if overweight
  • Improve nutrition
  • Reduce stress”.3

In Protect Your Heart the World Heart Federation elaborate on:

“Most of the major cardiovascular disease risk factors can be controlled. Here are a few tips on how to control those risk factors and protect your heart:
  • Get active…
  • Stop smoking and protect yourself from tobacco…
  • Eat healthily…
  • Maintain a healthy weight…
  • Know your numbers…
  • Know the warning signs
  • Carefully take your medication
  • Keep track of your achievements and progress…”.4

Heart Healthy Diet

What is a heart healthy diet?

According to the American College of Cardiology:

“A heart-healthy diet is full of fruits, vegetables, beans and whole grains and includes low-fat dairy, fish and nuts as part of a balanced diet. It’s important to limit intake of added sugars, salt (sodium) and bad fats (saturated and trans fats)”.5

Know Your Numbers

What numbers do I need to know for a healthy heart?

In Know Your Numbers? They Could Just Save Your Life: Start By Knowing Your Numbers Go Red for Women note:

“Talk to your healthcare provider today to learn about your Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Blood Sugar and BMI (Body Mass Index). Your heart depends on it”.6

Health Care Provider

What if I would like help with a healthy heart?

If you would like help with a healthy heart, it may be in your best interest to choose to talk to your health care provider about this. Together you can discuss your options and if required, agree on who may be the most appropriate health care provider to help you.

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  2. 7 Habits Make for A Healthy Heart — and Brain, Too
  3. Alcohol
  4. Alcohol and Heart Health
  5. American Heart Association Recommendations for Physical Activity In Adults
  6. Causes and Prevention of Heart Disease
  7. Choosing Healthy Fats
  8. Common Myths About Heart Disease
  9. Consumer Health: Eating Nuts for Heart Health
  10. Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) Explained – A British Menopause Society Video
  11. Diabetes and Heart Disease
  12. Diabetes and Your Heart
  13. Don’t Get Tricked By These 3 Heart-Health Myths
  14. Exercise To Prevent Heart Disease
  15. Facts About Heart Disease In Women
  16. Fats
  17. Fish Versus Fish Oil for Heart Health
  18. Fitness
  19. Flu Shots: Especially Important If You Have Heart Disease
  20. Food Diary – How To Keep Track of What You Eat
  21. For Women: The FDA Gives Tips To Prevent Heart Disease [Food and Drug Administration, United States]
  22. Goredforwomen.org [Go Red for Women, United States]
  23. Healthy Body: Lower Your Cholesterol
  24. Healthy Body: Top 10 Healthy Heart Tips
  25. Healthy Eating
  26. Healthy Eating
  27. Healthy Eating
  28. Healthy Heart for Life: Avoiding Heart Disease
  29. Healthy Lifestyle
  30. Healthy Living
  31. Healthy Weight: Healthy Recipes
  32. Heart Doctor Explains Cholesterol Levels
  33. Heart Health
  34. Heart Health for Women
  35. Heart Health for Women
  36. Heart Health for Women [+ Video: Getting A Beat on What Women Know About Heart Health]
  37. Heart Health for Women: FAQ
  38. Heart Healthy Foods: Shopping List
  39. Heart Matters Cooking Skills
  40. Heart and Mental Health
  41. Heart-Check Certified Recipes
  42. Heart-Health for Women: FAQ
  43. Heart-Healthy Diet: 8 Steps To Prevent Heart Disease
  44. Heart-Healthy Lifestyle Changes
  45. Heartburn: What You Need To Know
  46. Home Remedies: Herbal Supplements May Not Mix With Heart Medicines
  47. Home Remedies: Minimize Heart Burn
  48. How Does Sleep Affect Your Heart Health?
  49. How To Make Healthy Food and Healthy Lifestyle Choices Now
  50. Infographic: Exercise Is Medicine
  51. Infographic: Treat Your Heart As A House
  52. Infographic: Women and Heart Disease
  53. Information In Your Language: Topics – Healthy Lifestyle: Healthy Heart Habits [Multiply Languages]
  54. Information In Your Language: Topics – Healthy Lifestyle: Heart Healthy Tips [Multiply Languages]
  55. Is There A Chance Your COVID-19 Quick Fix Will Work? ‘The Answer Is No’ [+ Video: Coronavirus Safety Tips]
  56. Is Your Diet Hurting Your Heart?
  57. Keep Your Heart Healthy
  58. Know Your Numbers? They Could Just Save Your Life
  59. Know Your Risk
  60. Listen To Your Heart: Learn About Heart Disease – What Are Your Risk Factors for Heart Disease?
  61. Making Mayo’s Recipes: Two Days’ Worth of Heart-Healthy Menus
  62. Mayo Clinic Minute: Are Eggs and Aspirin Good or Bad for Your Heart?
  63. Mayo Clinic Minute: Brush Your Way To Heart Health
  64. Mayo Clinic Minute: Do Heart Supplements Work?
  65. Mayo Clinic Minute: Does Eating Red Meat Affect Heart Health?
  66. Mayo Clinic Minute: How the Thyroid Affects the Heart
  67. Mayo Clinic Minute: Myth-Busting Heart Health
  68. Mayo Clinic Minute: Reduce Salt To Improve Heart Health [+ Video Courtesy: Mayo Clinic News Network
  69. Mayo Clinic Minute: Sitting At Home Is Worse for Your Heart [+ Video]
  70. Mayo Clinic Minute: Sleep and Your Heart [+ Video]
  71. Mayo Clinic Minute: ‘The Four A’s of Food for Heart Health’
  72. Mayo Mindfulness: Tackle Stress, Anxiety and Depression To Benefit Your Heart
  73. My Life Check | Life’s Simple 7
  74. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: Cardiovascular Disease
  75. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: Chelation for Coronary Heart Disease What You Need To Know
  76. Omega-3 In Fish: How Eating Fish Helps Your Heart
  77. Omega-6 Fatty Acids: Can They Cause Heart Disease?
  78. Protect Your Heart
  79. Recipes [American Heart Association]
  80. Red Wine and Resveratrol: Good for Your Heart?
  81. Risk Checker – 5 Minute Health Questionnaire
  82. Smokefreewomen [United States]
  83. Smoking
  84. Sugary Drinks Negatively Impact These Two Risk Factors for Heart Disease
  85. The Benefits of Quitting Smoking Now
  86. The Heart Truth
  87. Time To Follow Your Heart
  88. Time To Get Moving
  89. Transfat Is Double Trouble for Your Heart Health
  90. Tuesday Tips: 9 Ways To Make the Mediterranean Diet Work for You
  91. Video Series-2020 – What Women Need To Know About Heart Disease
  92. Vitamin D Is Good for the Bones, But What About the Heart?
  93. WISEWOMAN
  94. What Is Meant By the Term Heart Age?
  95. What It Means To Go Red for Women
  96. What the Heart Has To Do With the Head
  97. What’s Your Heart Age?
  98. Women Take Charge of Their Health
  99. Women’s Heart Health: The Heart of the Matter
  100. Yourethecure.org

Sources

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  1. Staying Healthy At Menopause and Beyond: 9. North American Menopause Society https://www.menopause.org/for-women/menopauseflashes/women’s-health-and-menopause/staying-healthy-at-menopause-and-beyond Accessed: 29 April 2020
  2. Listen To Your Heart: Learn About Heart Disease – What Are Your Risk factors for Heart Disease? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/education-and-awareness/heart-truth/listen-to-your-heart Accessed: 29 April 2020
  3. Staying Healthy At Menopause and Beyond: 9. North American Menopause Society https://www.menopause.org/for-women/menopauseflashes/women’s-health-and-menopause/staying-healthy-at-menopause-and-beyond Accessed: 29 April 2020
  4. Protect Your Heart. 30 May 2017. World Heart Federation https://www.world-heart-federation.org/resources/protect-your-heart/ Accessed: 29 April 2020
  5. Diet Drinks Could Spell Heart Trouble for Older Women: Questions for You To Consider – Q What Is A Heart-Healthy Diet? 29 March 2014. American College of Cardiology https://www.cardiosmart.org/News-and-Events/2014/03/Diet-Drinks-Could-Spell-Heart-Trouble-for-Older-Women Accessed: 29 April 2020
  6. Know Your Numbers? They Could Just Save Your Life: Start By Knowing Your Numbers. Go Red for Women https://www.goredforwomen.org/en/know-your-risk/know-your-numbers Accessed: 29 April 2020
Topic Last Updated: 29 April 2020 – Topic Last Reviewed: 29 April 2020
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