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Living with Heart Disease: Adopting Heart-Healthy Behaviors
Living with heart disease can be difficult at first, but there are many simple ways to make heart disease easier to cope with. Because there is no cure for heart disease, taking care of your heart and making life changes are important. Exercise and certain dietary changes may be necessary, and cardiac rehab can also be a big help.

Avoiding stress is key for people who have heart disease. In the beginning, it may be necessary to take time off from work and day-to-day activities like shopping or cooking. Heart disease sufferers will need help from friends and family members with these activities for a period of time. Support groups can also be helpful to heart disease sufferers, as they can provide peer support and coping tips.

Heart disease sufferers can benefit from making a written plan of lifestyle changes. Changing everything at once can be daunting, so gradually making the necessary changes to become healthier and reduce heart disease risk factors is the most beneficial.

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