Victoria Mazes

There's not one habit or lifestyle change that cuts the risk of heart disease.

Successful prevention often combines medications with a series of lifestyle tweaks, including controlling blood pressure and quitting tobacco.

Diet, exercise, and sleep are important, and a focus on social-emotional health, including laughing, enjoying life, and feeling a sense of purpose.

Physician Victoria Mazes is the author of Heal Faster,

she points to many opportunities for people to make changes.

A focus on preventive care can help halt or manage the conditions that lead to heart disease.

Allison Aubrey, NPR News.