Understand what cholesterol is, how it affects your body, and what you can do to help keep your levels in a healthy range.
Understand the health concerns of having high blood pressure and learn several strategies to help keep your blood pressure within a healthy range.
Understand that having diabetes increases your risk for heart disease and learn steps you can take to better manage your blood glucose levels, lowering your chances of having a heart attack or stroke.
Understand the relationship between unmanaged stress and heart disease and learn several useful management techniques to reduce the stress in your life.
Learn which foods to choose and which to limit when eating heart healthy to reduce your risk factors for heart disease.
Recognize the amount of stress being overweight puts on your heart. Learn tips for choosing healthier foods and increasing your activity so you can lose weight and keep it off.
Understand what is provided in a cardiac rehabilitation program and recognize how it contributes to you living a long, heart healthy future.