Taking care of your heart through diet and exercise can help you live a happier, more healthful life. And translating dietary guidelines into food choices and lifestyle changes that promote heart health recently got easier. (more…)

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If you have been told that you need to lower your total Cholesterol level, here are some easy ways to get that lower number.
Exercise: One half hour of aerobic exercise, at least four days a week, will lower your LDL and raise your HDL.

Low fat diet: Your target fat calories per serving is less than 30 percent of total calories per serving. Use a calculator while shopping. Food labels have both total and fat calories per serving listed on the label. Divide the fat calories by the total calories and multiply the result by 100. Try to find brands that have less fat calories than you usually purchase. (more…)

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