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5 tips to help keep your heart healthy

Jan, 2026
LearnHeart health5 tips to help keep your heart healthy
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There are many things you can do to support your heart health, including eating a wide range of fruits and vegetables and whole grains (while limiting salt, added sugars, alcohol, and saturated fats), getting regular exercise, maintaining a healthy weight, managing your cholesterol and blood pressure, and not smoking. But there are some other things you can do to help ward off heart disease, according to cardiologists. Learn more about what these heart specialists recommend to protect your long-term health.

Written byMichael Gollust.
Medically reviewed byMegan Burke, MD.April, 2025

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