Heart Disease Prevention: Keep the Pipes Clear, Keep the Pressure Low, Keep the Pump Strong.

Keep the Pressure Low by doing whatever exercise is easiest and most enjoyable for you. Reduce stress with meditation. Clear clutter. Resolve festering emotions with others. The power of forgiveness.

Reduce salt? Or increase potassium? Which is better? In the journal Hypertension, Swapnil Hiremath, MD, MPH, from the University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, argues that potassium has gotten short shrift.

Get a pedometer. How many steps do you need to stay healthy? 10,000? 6000? 2500? Several studies reviewed.

Tai Chi is one of the best ways to prevent heart strong and the pressure low.

Protein - most people don’t get enough to maintain health —The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging.

This program originally aired Friday, February 23 on KDAR 98.3 FM.