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5 ways to make your heart live longer

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1. Stop smoking Quit this habit  and your heart will thank you. Smoking dramatically raises your risk of death from cardiovascular disease. But just a year after you stop, your chances of a smoking-related heart attack will be reduced by half. After 15 years, your likelihood of dying from a heart attack will be the same as someone who never smoked. Breaking an addiction is never a cinch. But a combination of counselling and medication to deal with withdrawal symptoms can help you succeed.  2. Spend some amount of money Feeling overwhelmed by a need to shed 30 or 40 pounds? Even losing just five to 10 percent of your body weight will lower your risk of coronary artery disease. Don’t starve yourself, but do start  screening the calorie counts  in your food choices. You may be surprised to discover, for instance, that the pure fruit juices you’ve been loading up on are actually loading you with calories. Here’s another pointer: “Most of us eat until we’re a bi