<img border="5" hspace="10" alt="[!--$getImageAltText('UCM_300329')--]" vspace="10" align="right" src="[!--$custGetDocRenditionPath('Small','UCM_300329')--]" /> <p>You <em>can </em>make lifestyle choices that can reduce your risk for heart disease and stroke.&nbsp;These information sheets will help you get started.&nbsp;Topics include smoking, diet and nutrition, physical activity, cholesterol,&nbsp;high blood pressure,&nbsp;being a caregiver&nbsp;and dealing with stress.&nbsp;</p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="400"><tbody><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#e8f9f4"><strong>Cholesterol</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300301.pdf ">What Do My Cholesterol Levels Mean?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300460.pdf ">How Can I Lower High Cholesterol?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300308.pdf ">What Are High Blood Cholesterol and Triglycerides?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300433.pdf ">What Is Cholesterol-Lowering Medicine?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300461.pdf ">How Can I Monitor My Cholesterol, Blood Pressure and Weight?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#e8f9f4"><strong>High Blood Pressure</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300310.pdf ">What Is High Blood Pressure?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300462.pdf ">How Can I Reduce High Blood Pressure?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300448.pdf">What Is High Blood Pressure Medicine?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300625.pdf ">Why Should I Limit Sodium?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300461.pdf ">How Can I Monitor My Cholesterol, Blood Pressure and Weight?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300463.pdf ">What About African Americans and High Blood Pressure?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#e8f9f4"><strong>Diet, Nutrition and Well-being</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300464.pdf ">How Do I Change Recipes?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300465.pdf ">How Can I Cook Healthfully?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300466.pdf ">What About Eating Out?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300467.pdf ">How Do I Follow a Healthy Diet?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#ffffff"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300468.pdf ">How Do I Read &quot;Nutrition Facts&quot; Labels?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/image/ucm_300674.pdf">How Can I Make My Lifestyle Healthier?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/image/ucm_300690.pdf ">How Can I Manage Stress?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#e8f9f4"><strong>Physical Activity and Weight Management</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300469.pdf ">Why Should I Be Physically Active?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300470.pdf">How Can Physical Activity Become a Way of Life?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300471.pdf">How Can I Keep Track of Physical Activity and Eating?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300472.pdf">Why Should I Lose Weight?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300655.pdf">How Can I Manage My Weight?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300461.pdf">How Can I Monitor My Cholesterol, Blood Pressure and Weight?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#e8f9f4"><strong>Caregivers</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#ffffff"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300657.pdf">What Is Caregiver Burnout?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300661.pdf">How Should I Communicate, as a Caregiver?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#ffffff"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300662.pdf">How Should I Care for Myself, as a Caregiver?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300665.pdf ">How Should I Communicate with Heart and Stroke Patients?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#ffffff"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300667.pdf">What Are the Caregiver's Rights?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$wcmUrl('resource', 'groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_451487.pdf')--]">How Can I Support My Loved One?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#ffffff">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#e8f9f4"><strong>Smoking</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300457.pdf ">How Can I Quit Smoking?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300458.pdf ">How Can I Handle the Stress of Not Smoking?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300459.pdf ">How Can I Avoid Weight Gain When I Stop Smoking?</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center"><br /><a href="[!--$wcmUrl('link','UCM_300475')--]">Cardiovascular Conditions</a> | <a href="[!--$wcmUrl('link','UCM_300573')--]">Treatments and Tests</a>&nbsp;| <a href="[!--$wcmUrl('link','UCM_300330')--]">Answers by Heart Main Page</a><br /><br />Some of this information is also available in the following languages:<br /><a jquery1331668881756="86" href="http://es.heart.org/dheart/HEARTORG/Conditions/Answers-by-Heart-Fact-Sheets-Multi-language-Information_UCM_314158_Article.jsp">Spanish</a> | <a jquery1331668881756="87" href="http://zh.heart.org/dheart/HEARTORG/Conditions/Answers-by-Heart-Fact-Sheets-Multi-language-Information_UCM_314158_Article.jsp">Traditional Chinese</a> | <a jquery1331668881756="88" href="http://zs.heart.org/dheart/HEARTORG/Conditions/Answers-by-Heart-Fact-Sheets-Multi-language-Information_UCM_314158_Article.jsp">Simplified Chinese</a> | <a jquery1331668881756="89" href="http://vi.heart.org/dheart/HEARTORG/Conditions/Answers-by-Heart-Fact-Sheets-Multi-language-Information_UCM_314158_Article.jsp">Vietnamese</a></div> <p>You <em>can </em>make lifestyle choices that can reduce your risk for heart disease and stroke.&nbsp;These information sheets will help you get started.&nbsp;Topics include smoking, diet and nutrition, physical activity, cholesterol,&nbsp;high blood pressure,&nbsp;being a caregiver&nbsp;and dealing with stress.&nbsp;</p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="400"><tbody><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#e8f9f4"><strong>Cholesterol</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300301.pdf ">What Do My Cholesterol Levels Mean?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300460.pdf ">How Can I Lower High Cholesterol?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300308.pdf ">What Are High Blood Cholesterol and Triglycerides?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300433.pdf ">What Is Cholesterol-Lowering Medicine?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300461.pdf ">How Can I Monitor My Cholesterol, Blood Pressure and Weight?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#e8f9f4"><strong>High Blood Pressure</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300310.pdf ">What Is High Blood Pressure?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300462.pdf ">How Can I Reduce High Blood Pressure?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300448.pdf">What Is High Blood Pressure Medicine?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300625.pdf ">Why Should I Limit Sodium?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300461.pdf ">How Can I Monitor My Cholesterol, Blood Pressure and Weight?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300463.pdf ">What About African Americans and High Blood Pressure?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#e8f9f4"><strong>Diet, Nutrition and Well-being</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300464.pdf ">How Do I Change Recipes?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300465.pdf ">How Can I Cook Healthfully?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300466.pdf ">What About Eating Out?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300467.pdf ">How Do I Follow a Healthy Diet?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#ffffff"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300468.pdf ">How Do I Read &quot;Nutrition Facts&quot; Labels?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/image/ucm_300674.pdf">How Can I Make My Lifestyle Healthier?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/image/ucm_300690.pdf ">How Can I Manage Stress?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#e8f9f4"><strong>Physical Activity and Weight Management</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300469.pdf ">Why Should I Be Physically Active?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300470.pdf">How Can Physical Activity Become a Way of Life?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300471.pdf">How Can I Keep Track of Physical Activity and Eating?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300472.pdf">Why Should I Lose Weight?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300655.pdf">How Can I Manage My Weight?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300461.pdf">How Can I Monitor My Cholesterol, Blood Pressure and Weight?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#e8f9f4"><strong>Caregivers</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#ffffff"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300657.pdf">What Is Caregiver Burnout?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300661.pdf">How Should I Communicate, as a Caregiver?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#ffffff"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300662.pdf">How Should I Care for Myself, as a Caregiver?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300665.pdf ">How Should I Communicate with Heart and Stroke Patients?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#ffffff"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300667.pdf">What Are the Caregiver's Rights?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/image/ucm_451487.pdf ">How Can I Support My Loved One?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#ffffff">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#e8f9f4"><strong>Smoking</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300457.pdf ">How Can I Quit Smoking?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300458.pdf ">How Can I Handle the Stress of Not Smoking?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="content"><a target="_blank" href="[!--$HttpRelativeWebRoot--]groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300459.pdf ">How Can I Avoid Weight Gain When I Stop Smoking?</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center"><br /><a href="[!--$wcmUrl('link','UCM_300475')--]">Cardiovascular Conditions</a> | <a href="[!--$wcmUrl('link','UCM_300573')--]">Treatments and Tests</a>&nbsp;| <a 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