Your heart's health is in your hands. The American Heart Association has identified these five major ways to control your risk of developing heart disease.
What you can do:
Eat properly
Limit your fat intake
Keep your blood cholesterol levels under control
Get moving
30 minutes of moderate exercise on most days can significantly reduce your risk of heart disease
Control your blood pressure
Know what your blood pressure is and how to keep it in the proper range
Don't smoke
Smoking triples your risk of heart disease, so quit now
Fight obesity
Being obese also contributes to other risk factors, including high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels
How Bayhealth can help:

Bayhealth's clinical dietitians can help. Please call (302) 744-7154 for Dover or (302) 430-5608 for Milford for more information.

Consult your healthcare professional about beginning an exercise program, and then talk to the Exercise Specialists at Bayhealth's Lifestyles Fitness Centers. They can design a fitness program just for you. Call (302) 744-7171 for Dover or (302) 430-5632 for Milford.

Registered Nurses conduct free blood pressure clinics at many locations. They keep a confidential health record for you, record your blood pressure, pulse and weight each visit, and discuss any other health concerns you may be having. For more information, please click here.

Bayhealth offers a smoking cessation program. Please click here for details.

Bayhealth has many doctors who can help. Call our toll-free Physician Referral & Information Line at 1-866-BAY-DOCS for in-state (1-800-287-3311 for outside Delaware) and we'll match you with the physicians best suited to meet your needs.
You can control any of these risk factors for heart disease, and we're here to help you every step of the way. At Bayhealth, we're here for life.