Family History

You are at a greater risk of developing coronary heart disease yourself, if one or both of your parents or a brother or sister suffered from coronary heart disease before they were 60 years old.

Does this apply to you?
If it does there are a number of things you can do too help reduce your risk of developing coronary heart disease

Things you can do to help yourself

• Stop Smoking
• Increase your physical activity
• Improve your diet by eating less fat, especially saturated fat, and more fruit & vegetables

There is lots of information on the website that can help you to achieve a healthier lifestyle

How your GP and Practice Nurse can help

• By measuring your blood pressure
• By measuring your blood cholesterol

Your GP or practice nurse can work out your risk factor level and give you advice on how you can reduce it.