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What Is a Heart Attack?
Heart Disease Factors
Signs of a Heart Attack
Heart Attack Signs in Diabetics
Heart Attack Response: Seek Help
Heart Attack Response: Take Aspirin
Heart Attack 911 Response
Negative Heart Attack Responses
Heart Attack Risk Factors
Preventing Heart Attacks
Misconceptions About Heart Attacks
Heart Attacks vs. Cardiac Arrest
Identifying Cardiac Arrest Victims
Importance of CPR Classes
Heart Attack Information Resources
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Summary: Prevent heart attacks by maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Find out how to prevent heart attacks with expert tips from a certified emergency medical technician (EMT) in this free video on heart disease.
Michael Herbert is a certified emergency medical technician EMT with New Hanover County in Wilmington, NC. He has more than seven years experience as a firefighter and EMT. He is...read more
"How to prevent a heart attack. The best thing you can do for your heart is to maintain a healthy lifestyle. That is, to get plenty of exercise. If you exercise, you're strengthening your heart. This is going to help your heart to be able to one, never to get a heart attack, and two, to recover better if you do ever suffer one. Two, you need to maintain a good nutritional diet; to eat low fat, high fiber, and get plenty of water is going to be the best thing to serve your heart. Also, do not smoke. If you smoke, you're going to increase the stress that your heart suffers. This is going to cause many other problems, including possibly suffering a heart attack. Also, if you have medical problems, like high blood pressure or diabetes, you need to keep these under check. If you suffer from coronary artery disease and high cholesterol, you need to adjust your diet and eat healthier. You need to discuss these things with a nutritionist, or with your doctor, and follow their orders. This is going to be the best thing to be able to do to prevent yourself from ever having a heart attack."
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