Primary Prevention

Some risk factors for heart disease are beyond your control. But others you can control, such as smoking and high blood pressure.

Watch this clip to learn about a blood pressure management plan and what can be included in it.

Watch this video to understand how healthy lifestyle changes can help lower blood pressure.

Watch this to know some tips and strategies for living with high blood pressure.

Learn how stress and high blood pressure are related.

Learn about some simple steps to controlling hypertension.

High blood pressure (hypertension) is called the silent killer. This is because many people who have it don't know it. You can take an easy test to see if your blood pressure is too high. If it is high, you can take steps to lower it. Doing so could save your life.

You can take your own blood pressure reading using a digital monitor. Follow these step-by-step directions.

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African Americans are at a higher risk for high blood pressure than other ethnic groups. Read on to learn why, and how making certain lifestyle changes can help lower blood pressure.

Millions of American adults have cholesterol levels higher than the recommended range. Managing your cholesterol is critical to good health. Learn the difference between good and bad cholesterol, and how exercise and diet make a difference.

Watch this to learn about cholesterol and other risk factors for heart disease and ways you can reduce your risk.

High cholesterol can sometimes be treated with a change in diet or increased exercise. Find out what can make a difference.

Making changes to diet and increasing exercise doesn't always lower high cholesterol, doctors often add medications to help reach the goal. Find out about the different options available.

High cholesterol is called hypercholesterolemia. Cholesterol and dietary fat are not the same thing. It's important to understand how the fat in your diet affects your cholesterol levels.