“You have six months to get these numbers under control, or I’m putting you on cholesterol medicine.” Those were the words my doctor used eight years ago at a routine checkup. Three months postpartum, 75 pounds overweight and a total cholesterol in the “high” category, I knew it was time to get my body moving.Three years prior to that appointment, my dad died suddenly from a heart attack. He battled high cholesterol most of his adult life and lived several decades on choleste

Heart disease affects over one in three Americans, including 85% of people over the age of 80. As we age, it is crucial to take control of heart health in order to decrease the risk of heart disease. Women are particularly at an increased risk of having heart disease misdiagnosed or mistreated, as they are twice as likely to receive the wrong initial diagnosis after a heart attack. Decreasing the risk of heart disease High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a majo