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Lifestyle and Heart Disease

We've all heard that a healthy lifestyle can help reduce the risk of  heart disease. Research from Harvard points out just how critical it is to develop good habits to enhance wellness! This research involves an ongoing study of over 84,000 women. The study follows the diet and lifestyle habits of the women over a 14 year period. Researchers used this group to define a healthy lifestyle for avoiding heart disease. This study indicates that women with the healthiest lifestyles and the lowest risk of heart disease were those who did not smoke, were not overweight, exercised for 30 minutes or more a day, and included cereal fiber and omega 3 fatty acids  in their diets while limiting sugar intake.  What was the overall reduced risk of heart disease for for the women leading a healthy lifestyle?   An amazing 82 percent! These are tried and true rules that will do your heart well.