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Despite the increasing evidence that managing high cholesterol reduces cardiovascular events, many people do not achieve recommended lipid levels. This is due, in part, to patients' lack of understanding about their risk factors and the potential benefits of lifestyle modifications and therapy.
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7 steps to heart health
- Get active
- Know and control cholesterol levels
- Follow a healthy diet
- Know and control blood pressure
- Achieve and maintain a healthy weight
- Manage diabetes
- Be smoke free
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Heart disease and stroke take 1 in 3 Canadians before their time. According to Statistics Canada heart disease is the number one cause of death for women over the age of 55 and women are more likely to die from heart disease than from any other disease. The majority of heart disease cases can be prevented by developing a healthy lifestyle.
Heart disease is preventable and manageable.
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 | CHIP program gets people moving to better health At the McGill Comprehensive Health Improvement Program (CHIP), healthy living is a year-round pursuit. The goal: to help people achieve lifelong healthier living. |
 | Most common form of heart valve disease linked to unusual cholesterol Researchers have discovered a gene associated with a form of cholesterol that increases the risk of developing aortic stenosis, the most common form of heart valve disease, by more than half. |
 | Advertising, our brain and the dangerous Today, obesity is one of the most serious and growing threats to public health worldwide in children and adults. It not only fuels diabetes and cardiovascular and other chronic diseases, it places strain on healthcare systems. |
 | Stop, reflect and laugh-How to manage stress at work and at home. Managing your stress does not have to be stressful. We just have to learn how to stop, reflect and laugh once in a while. Anyone know a good joke? |
On the web |
| The Heart and Stroke Foundation has launched the “Make Health Last” movement to motivate Canadians to make healthy changes. |
| Heart and stroke foundation |
| Women's Health Heart Initiative |
| Canadian Diabetes Association |
| On the Road to Quitting - Guide to becoming a non-smoker |
| Let's get active |
| Just the Basics : Tips for healthy eating, diabetes prevention and management |