One key to long, healthy life is to assess your risk of heart disease.
Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women in developed countries. Fortunately, there's a lot you can do to avoid heart disease. An important first step is to assess your own personal risk for heart disease.
These articles will help you with that initial risk assessment. Once you decide what changes you need to make to keep your heart healthy, you can find help reducing your risk here.
1. Assess Your Own Risk of Heart Disease
Cardiac risk assessment is best done with the help of your doctor. However, it is really pretty easy to perform your own estimate of your cardiac risk. This article tells you how.
2. Am I At Risk? A Quiz for Women
Heart disease kills more women than any other disease - but heart disease in women is not entirely the same as heart disease in men. Here is a quiz especially for women that will help you think about cardiac risk, and how to reduce it.3. Should You Have Your CRP Measured?
Elevated blood levels of CRP (C Reactive Protein) is a risk factor for heart disease. While CRP measurement is being used more and more, its real usefulness remains a bit controversial. If your doctor suggests measuring a CRP level, here's what you need to know.
