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Reduce Your Blood Pressure
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The higher your blood pressure is, the higher your risk of heart disease.
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10 Heart Health Must-Haves
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There is a great deal of advice out there on how to have a healthy heart. If you're feeling overwhelmed, save yourself some time and try these 10 simple heart health tips.
- Know yo...
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Physical Activity is Good For Your Heart Health
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Being active helps lower your risk of heart disease and stroke.
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Heart attack: Know the symptoms
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The key to surviving a heart attack is getting medical help early – nearly half of all deaths due to heart attack occur within 2 hours of the beginning of symptoms.
Keep in mind t...
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The skinny on cholesterol
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Cholesterol is a fat-based substance found in the bloodstream and the body's cells.Cholesterol is essential for good health: it builds and repairs cells, protects nerve fibres, and...
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Multiple risk factors for heart disease
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Knowing your personal risk is the first step in identifying what you need to do to prevent heart disease. A wide variety of things can increase your risk of developing heart disease –...
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Exercise more
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Ten minutes here and ten minutes there of even just moderate exercise can add up to considerable health benefits.
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Diabetes
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Diabetes is a condition where people don't produce enough insulin to meet their body's needs and/or their cells don't respond properly to insulin.
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Medication memory
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Sometimes it's difficult to fit medications into your busy schedule, especially if you're taking more than one prescription at once. It helps to create a specific plan for organizing and rememberin...
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Questions for your pharmacist
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Be sure to ask your pharmacist the following questions about your prescription:
- What is the name of my medication? Keep in mind that prescription medications hav...
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Monitoring blood glucose levels
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With blood glucose meters, you can monitor your blood sugar yourself and determine if it is within the target range - all without leaving your home.
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What are Hypertension Canada’s recommendations and why are they made?
These days, recommendations, guidelines, and consensus statements are everywhere in health care. One of the main goals of recommendations and guidelines is to provide health care professionals with...