10 Steps to Heart Health

By Philip A. Ades, M.D., EatingWell Editors, EatingWell for a Healthy Heart Cookbook (2008)

You can change your fate by simply eating well.

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In the United States, heart disease affects about 9 million adults, killing one every 37 seconds. But the good news—which Dr. Philip Ades, author of the new book EatingWell for a Healthy Heart has made it his mission to spread—is that heart-disease is mostly preventable. Research shows that up to 90 percent of heart disease can be prevented by changing one’s diet, exercising more, maintaining a healthy weight and not smoking. Reduce your risk by following these 10 simple steps.

Step #1: Know your numbers.