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An Ageless Woman’s Guide to Heart Health is every woman’s guidebook to enjoying a heart-healthy life. Renowned cardiologist Dr. Elizabeth “Lisa” Jackson shares tips and resources to help you make positive steps toward improving your health. Whether you’re younger or older, fit or ailing, it’s never too late to make changes in your life that can lead you—and those you love—to a healthier heart.

We have learned over the years that heart disease often affects women differently than men. And yet, there are more similarities than differences. Family history, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, and lifestyle issues are the risk factors associated with heart disease for men and women. In both cases, prevention is the best treatment! When it comes to heart disease, changing your lifestyle can save your life.