Editor's note: Mike Ashland loved running. But after he moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to Oregon, and began working on a home renovation with his partner, he found himself more and more exhausted. Medical tests revealed that without his knowledge, he had suffered a massive heart attack that destroyed nearly half of his heart muscle. Within a month, Ashland went from being a marathon runner ...

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• March 11, 2013
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• • Heart / Stroke-Related: High Cholesterol Heart / Stroke-Related: Misc.

Do I have to give up fat to protect my heart? No. But you probably do have to cut back on saturated fat, the kind that comes primarily from animal foods. The goal is to reduce your level of LDL or bad cholesterol, which can cause a sticky plaque to build up in your arteries, narrowing and hardening them so that your blood can't flow properly. The American Heart Association recommends that you aim...

• Kristin Kloberdanz, M.A.
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• March 11, 2013
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• • Fat, Dietary Heart / Stroke-Related: High Cholesterol Heart / Stroke-Related: Misc. Heart Attack: Diet