Fight chronic inflammation and cholesterol to protect your heart.

INFLAMMATION prevention; PREVENTION of chronic diseases; PREVENTION of heart diseases; HYPERCHOLESTEREMIA prevention; REGULATION of body weight; PHYSICAL activity; SLEEP; STRESS management; HEALTH behavior; NATURAL foods

The article discusses how to prevent chronic inflammation and high cholesterol to protect one's heart. Topics include how too much low-density lipoproteins (LDL) can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and atherosclerosis, some tips in fighting high LDL and chronic inflammation like eating a healthy diet, increasing physical activity, and controlling weight, and comments from Doctor Peter Libby of Brigham and Women's Hospital on the topics.