What can you control to lower your risk for heart disease?

Heart disease and stroke can strike without warning. What can you do to lower your risk for both? 

• Quit smoking of any kind.
• Keep your blood pressure at a healthy level.
• Make sure your cholesterol levels are where they should be.
• If you have diabetes, manage (or even reverse) the condition by controlling your blood sugars.
• Maintain a healthy weight for your body type/height.
• Exercise.
• Manage your stress levels.
• Address conditions such as metabolic syndrome.