How do you lower your risk of heart disease?

See below.: Don't smoke. Control your blood pressure and diabetes. Exercise regularly. Watch the fats and salt in your diet. Take prescribed medications faithfully. Watch your weight. Handle stress. Treat depression.

Healthy Lifestyle: Recent epidemiologic studies have shown that if you don't smoke (0 cigarettes), eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day, relax for 10 minutes a day, keep your bmi at 30 or less, and get 150 minutes of exercise a week (the formula for health is 0-5-10-30-150), then you will reduce heart disease by 80%, diabetes by 90%, stroke by 70%, cancer by at least 40%, and your risk of dying by 40-60%.

Diet and exercise: Eat a diet low in animal fat (red meat, pork) and high in plants, beans, fish. Exercise daily, including at least30minutes of aerobic exercise (walk, swim, bike...) try to get a good nights sleep regularly. Do not have more than 1 alcoholic drink a day, don't smoke.