Life's Simple 7: Healthy Living

Diet is another key, modifiable risk factor. Knowing how to fuel your body through balanced nutrition choices is a simple yet extremely effective way to lead a healthier, more balanced life.

Traditional fitness isn't the only way people can be physically active. Learn what types of everyday activities count in the effort to remain physically active.

It's important to reach and maintain a healthy weight. If you have too much body fat, especially at the waist, you have a higher risk for health problems like heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Learn what a normal blood pressure range is and how to monitor your blood pressure.

Take a moment to assess your heart score - how healthy your lifestyle is and how it reflects on the health of your heart. In this episode we will review the key contributing factors to your heart's health starting with cholesterol.

Know about how your body uses and processes sugars and why avoiding sugar bursts is important to your long term health.

Avoiding tobacco smoke is one of the best things you can do to maintain your health. In fact, tobacco is the single most preventable cause of death in the United States. Both smoking and regular exposure to other people's smoke increases your risk of heart disease and stroke. If you smoke, get help to quit. As soon as you stop smoking, your risk of heart disease and stroke starts to drop.