Healthy Heart Guide for Adults

A strong and healthy heart is vital when it comes to leading a long and healthy life. Unfortunately, there are many activities and habits that can damage your heart and increase the risk of heart disease and other related problems. Some unhealthy behaviors are developed as early as childhood and can be difficult to break, while others may develop later in life.

In efforts to prevent heart problems, it is helpful to adopt a lifestyle that promotes good heart health. This often involves making positive changes in eating habits, exercising, and eliminating high-risk activities and behaviors from one's day-to-day life. Parents and guardians can help children develop good habits early and encourage heart-healthy habits that are natural and easy for them to adhere to into adulthood, including proper care of their teeth. While there is no guarantee that living a heart-healthy lifestyle will prevent heart disease from occurring, it is worth the effort as it reduces one's risk.

Exercising for a Healthy Heart

• Exercise for a Healthy Heart
• Heart-Healthy Exercises
• Exercise Your Way to a Healthy Heart
• Reduce Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
• Your Heart and Circulatory System: Keep Your Heart Happy

Teeth and a Healthy Heart

• Gum Disease and Heart Disease
• Dental Health and Heart Health
• Heart Disease and Oral Health
• The Risks of Gum Disease
• Heart Disease and Your Oral Health
• Healthy Teeth/Healthy Heart

Diet and a Healthy Heart

• Diet and Exercise for a Healthy Heart
• The American Heart Association's Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations
• Heart-Healthy Diet Tips
• Heart-Healthy Diet
• Heart-Healthy Eating for Kids (PDF)

Sleep and the Heart

• Sleeping Too Little or Too Much Associated with Heart Disease, Diabetes, and Obesity
• Too Little Sleep Linked to Heart Disease Risk
• Lack of Sleep Linked to Heart Problems
• Plantation Sedation Dentists
• Ten Tips to Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease
• Sleeping Poorly May Lead to Heart Disease, Stroke

Smoking and the Heart

• Heart Disease Risk Factors
• Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease
• Managing Risk Factors: Smoking
• Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease (PDF)
• Smoking and the Heart (PDF)

Long-Term Benefits of Living Heart-Healthy and Complications of Heart Disease

• Long-Term Complications of Heart Disease: Overview, Complications, and Outlook
• Heart Disease: Complications
• Heart Failure
• Plantation Periodontist
• Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
• Benefits of a Heart-Healthy Lifestyle (PDF)
• Healthy Living for Heart Health
• Heart Disease Educational Materials