Your ethnicity can affect your risk of heart disease. Find out how you can reduce that risk.
Too much bad cholesterol (LDL) can combine with blood cells and become deposited on the walls of the arteries and veins.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation SA (HSFSA) launched its Think Red campaign at a formal dinner banquet at Cape Towns Table Bay Hotel on 1 February 2012.
Our events are a great way for you to have fun, get fit, and save lives.
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PreventionThere’s lots you can do to keep your heart healthy. |
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SymptomsThe symptoms you might experience will vary. |
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TestsThere are many tests to find out how your heart is doing. |
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ConditionsYou may be feeling worried, overwhelmed or anxious. |
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TreatmentsFinding out that you or a loved one has a problem with their heart can be frightening. |
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RecoveryLearn more about day to day life with a heart condition. |
“Take action against heart disease, it’s closer than you think” is the message of seven celebs.
Cutting out all carbs, only eating certain foods, gum, pills and shakes.
Cutting back on the extra kilojoules to maintain a healthy weight is a good move.
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Plant Sterols What role do plant sterols play in lowering cholesterol? |
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How does Cholesterol affect your heart? Raised cholesterol can have an adverse effect on your heart health, as it causes the buildup of fatty deposits in your arteries which results in them narrowing. |
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What is Cholesterol? We all know that a high cholesterol level is bad for our health, but not many of us don’t know about the role of cholesterol in our bodies. |
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Think Red Think Red |
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The Heart in Crisis What is Cardiovascular Disease? |
