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Heart Disease

Heart Disease

Maintaining a healthy heart includes diet, exercise, wellness exams, and avoid smoking. Be Well Illinois is dedicated to help maintain a healthy heart and prevent heart disease by providing tips and resources.

Heart disease can limit your everyday routine and that’s why we want to help. Below you can go in depth on not only the risks but also prevention, nutrition, and exercises you can do to lead to better lifestyles and get back on your regular routine!

Useful Links:

Cardiovascular Disease:

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/coronary-artery-disease-the-basics

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20353118

Risks for Heart Disease:

https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/risk_factors.htm

https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/locations/cannon-falls/services-and-treatments/cardiology/heart-disease-risk-calculator

Prevention:

https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/prevention.htm

https://medlineplus.gov/howtopreventheartdisease.html

Cardiac Nutrition & Exercise:

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/cardiac-diet

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-disease/in-depth/heart-healthy-diet/art-20047702

https://recipes.heart.org/en

https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000094.htm

https://www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/te7797