Heart Health
Learn how to keep your heart healthy and strong
This information is for learning only. Always talk to your doctor about your heart health.
What is Heart Health?
Heart health means keeping your heart working well. Your heart is a muscle that pumps blood to your whole body. When your heart is healthy, it can do this job easily.
Why is Heart Health Important?
A healthy heart helps you:
- Have more energy for daily activities
- Feel better and stronger
- Live a longer, healthier life
- Avoid heart disease and heart attacks
Ways to Keep Your Heart Healthy
Stay Active
Move your body every day
- • Walk for 30 minutes most days
- • Take the stairs instead of elevators
- • Dance, swim, or bike
- • Do activities you enjoy
Eat Heart-Healthy Foods
Choose foods that help your heart
- • Eat fruits and vegetables
- • Choose whole grains
- • Eat fish twice a week
- • Limit salt and sugar
Manage Stress
Find healthy ways to handle stress
- • Take deep breaths
- • Talk to friends and family
- • Try meditation or yoga
- • Get enough sleep
Warning Signs to Watch For
Call 911 right away if you have:
Emergency Signs
- •Chest pain or pressure
- •Pain in arm, neck, or jaw
- •Trouble breathing
- •Feeling dizzy or faint
See Your Doctor If You Have
- •High blood pressure
- •High cholesterol
- •Diabetes
- •Family history of heart disease