Heart Health

Care Guides

Weight Loss Guide
Whether you're considering weight loss or you're currently losing, read this first.

Exercise Guide
Exercise can greatly reduce your risk of many chronic diseases and improve your overall health.

Fats Explained
Fats are organic compounds that are made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. They are a source of energy in foods.

Exercise Stages: Where Are You?
For a person to successfully adopt a healthier behavior -- whether it's to exercise, lose weight, or stop smoking -- it may not be as simple as just deciding to do it.

Gastrointestinal Surgery
Gastrointestinal surgery is a good option for people who are severely obese and cannot lose weight by traditional means or who suffer from serious obesity-related health problems.

Fast Food Tips
Most people today have less time to select, prepare, and eat food than their grandparents did.

Health Encyclopedia

Heart Attack
Learn the steps you can take to prevent, identify and treat attacks.

Heart Disease Glossary
Want specifics? Get details on the many forms of this cardiovascular condition.

Visual Weight Loss
Illustrations of various biological systems associated with weight loss.

In-Depth Reports

Coronary Artery Disease
Gain a broad understanding of its factors, risks, symptoms and treatment.

Pericarditis
Pericarditis is a disorder caused by inflammation of the pericardium, the sac-like covering of the heart.

Maintaining A Heart Healthy Diet
Achieve healthy levels of cholesterol and lipids with these inclusive guidelines.

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