26 Ways To Protect Your Ticker

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 26 Ways To Protect Your Ticker We're (finally!) getting the message that heart disease is an equal opportunity threat, affecting women and men alike. But not enough women are taking the message personally and swinging into action to protect their hearts, says Nieca Goldberg, M.D., medical director of the New York University Women's Heart Program and author of Dr. Nieca Goldberg's Complete Guide to Women's Health. That's unfortunate because heart disease is largely preventable -- something many people don't realize -- if you lead a healthy lifestyle. You don't need to completely revamp your life to improve your heart health. Making small changes to your daily habits can have a cumulatively positive impact. Read on for our A to Z guide on how to protect your ticker, starting now. Child Marriage Is 'A Major Psychological Trauma,' New Study Says The Symmetry Of Your Face Could Reveal Details About Your Childhood: Study Health Risks For The Elderly And Sick In A Natural Disaster PHOTOS: The Adrenalina Skateboard Marathon BLOG POSTS Marian Salzman: Vacation Complications (Think Generations) Our work ethic has always been our ace in the hole for being competitive on the world stage, but are we doing ourselves and our country a disservice by not embracing vacations? Shawn Achor: 5 Ways To Turn Happiness Into An Advantage If you reverse the formula, you can turn happiness into a success advantage, raising every business and educational outcome. Art Markman, Ph.D.: Why Time Flies When You're Having Fun Dinah Avni-Babad and Ilana Ritov found that people judge the duration of a period of time from memory differently than they judge the duration of a time period as it is going on. Pooja R. Mottl: Vitamin-Packed Seafood Dinners -- In Just 15 Minutes Or Less Seafood in moderation can hold a special place in a balanced diet, particularly because of the density of heart healthy omega-3 fatty acids and protein that it contains per gram ...

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