Seven Steps to a Healthier Heart




The Scope Radio show

Summary: Your heart pumps about 100,000 times a day. It pushes your blood around 12,000 miles a day. So what do you need to know to take care of it? There are seven main features you need to consider: smoking status, weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, sugar level, diet and physical activity. Medical Director of Preventive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation <a href="http://healthcare.utah.edu/fad/mddetail.php?physicianID=u0221589">Dr. Lillian Khor</a> talks to Dr. Kirtly Jones about which of the seven she considers to be most important, easiest and hardest to control, and also gives tips and suggestions to achieve your ideal heart health. To check your heart health status online, take the American Heart Associations’ <a href="http://mylifecheck.heart.org/AssessmentTools2/main_en_US.html">My Life Check</a> assessment