Getting to the Heart of Heart Health. Consider for a moment the extraordinary work of your heart. A muscle that weighs less than a pound and pumps over 75 gallons of blood per hour, 24 hours a day, year after year throughout your life. Sending oxygen and nutrients through miles of blood vessels and collecting waste products to be eliminated. Your heart and the amazing systems that connect and support it are surely worthy of your attention and care.

In this module you'll find information about:

• Cardiovascular health (heart, brain, and peripheral vascular health).
• Risk factors that affect cardiovascular health.
• Key diet and lifestyle choices for a healthy vascular system.
• How your particular genes influence cardiovascular health.
• Most everything you've ever wanted to know about cholesterol, fats, sodium, nuts, whole grains, alcohol, antioxidants, phytonutrients and cardiovascular health.

Begin with the Overview, which introduces you to important topics for cardiovascular health. Each topic lets you drill down to the depth of information that meets your needs. Plus, there are References from the scientific literature and a Glossary of key terms.