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7 Steps to a




                                                                                                                                                                                             Healthier Heart












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                    SUMMARIZE                                                                                                                                                                            2                     3                    4                    5                      Get active. Log         healthy diet.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Eat a heart-

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Make
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 150 minutes of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         vegetables
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Control your
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   moderate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         and fruits,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    intensity
                                                                                                                                                                                    1                     Monitor your           Maintain a           Watch your           blood sugar.           activity-like        whole grains,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Aim for a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   healthy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      cholesterol.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           and fish
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              fasting
                                                                                                                                                                                                              blood                weight.             Strive for             blood              brisk walking-           mealtime
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  per week (or
                                                                                                                                                                                     Live alcohol           pressure.             Target a               a total          glucose less           75 minutes of         staples. Limit
                                                                                                                                                                                     and smoke-               Keep              body mass             cholesterol            than 100              vigorous-               sodium,
                                                                                                                                                                                         free.           your numbers          index (BMI) of          less than             mg/dL.                 intensity          saturated fat,
                                                                                                                                                                                                         below 120/80           less than 25.             200                                                            and added
                                                                                                                                                                                                             mm Hg.                                     mg/dL.                                      activity).              sugar.


                                                                                                                                                                                   Source: AHA Guidelines
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