How You Can Build a Stronger Heart
80 million Americans have some form of cardiovascular disease. The
following poster can help you avoid this number one killer by
building a stronger heart.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Illustration by Greg Ragland
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Cardiovascular disease [CVD] mortality has been on the decline, yet it is still the underlying cause for more than 36 percent of all deaths in the United States. More women than men continue to die each year from CVD—461,200 versus 410,400 in 2007, according to the American Heart Association. Compounding matters, CVD correlates strongly with diabetes, Alzheimer's, and other deadly diseases. Yet CVD is completely preventable, and for most people who already have the disease, it is reversible.
Early detection of cardiovascular disease could save your life, and we urge you to follow your doctor's advice and get all recommended blood tests and other tests. If you have high blood pressure, we urge you to check your blood ressure frequently, using a home blood pressure-testing device readily available at your neighborhood drugstore.
Information in this poster is based in part on the following sources:
Healthy Heart Plan by Dr. Frederic J. Vagnini (Safe Goods Publishing, 2002)
Take a Load Off Your Heart by Joseph C. Piscatella and Barry A. Franklin, Ph.D. (Workman Publishing Company, 2003)
Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease by Dr. Dean Ornish (Random House, 1995)
The Spectrum by Dr. Dean Ornish (Ballantine Books, 2007)
A Change of Heart: Unraveling the Mysteries of Cardiovascular Disease by Dr. Daniel Levy and Susan Brink (Alfred A. Knopf, 2005)
The American Heart Association website: americanheart.org
WebMD Medical News website: webmd.com
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