If you are genetically at risk for heart diseased you may not be as doomed as you think. There are things you can do to decrease your chances of getting it. This talks about the healthy lifestyle tips you need to know to help you accomplish this. Most of them are easy to put into place and will benefit you a great deal.

Key Takeaways:

• Healthy habits can cut your risk of heart disease in half, even if your genes are stacked against you, according to new research.
• Researchers analyzed each person’s genetic propensity for heart disease based on 50 gene variants known to raise cardiovascular risk.
• They also ranked each person based on four lifestyle habits: not smoking, not being obese (having a body mass index less than 30), exercising at least once a week, and following a healthy diet at least half of the time.

“Healthy habits can cut your risk of heart disease in half, even if your genes are stacked against you, according to new research.The report, published online Nov. 13, 2016, by The New England Journal of Medicine, used data from more than 55,000 people from four separate studies.”

https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/healthy-lifestyle-may-ease-genetic-risk-for-heart-disease