Managing Heart Failure
Managing Heart Failure
If you have heart failure, your treatment plan will probably include taking medication and making some lifestyle changes. Following...
Your Self Management Plan
If you have CHF, it’s important to always keep a close eye on your symptoms. The chart in this video shows the most common symptoms...
Weigh Yourself Daily
When you have heart failure, it’s important to keep track of your symptoms every day. One of these symptoms is fluid buildup, and on...
Limit Salt & Fluid Intake
Sodium is a mineral that helps control the amount of fluid in your body. People who have heart failure need to follow a low-sodium d...
Find the Right Balance of Exercise and Rest
When you have heart failure, it’s important to find the right balance of rest and physical activity. It’s a good idea to plan rest t...
Avoid Unnecessary Demands on Your Heart
If you’re living with heart failure, making healthy lifestyle choices can have a big impact on how you feel. It’s all about taking a...
Smart Grocery Shopping
It’s important to know how to shop for your groceries in a smart and heart-healthy way. The following tips are ways for you to shop...
Label Reading
An important part of smart grocery shopping is reading food labels, also known as the “Nutrition Facts.” Because the food you eat is...
Smoking Risk Factors
If you smoke, you probably know it damages your body in a lot of ways. For one thing, smoking lowers the amount of oxygen that goes...