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Stop These 10 Habits Now to Protect Your Heart !
Oct 16, 2025
Your heart works tirelessly every day, but certain everyday habits can quietly damage it over time. In this video, we reveal the top 10 worst habits for your heart that you need to avoid immediately. From diet and lifestyle mistakes to hidden behaviors, these tips will help you protect your heart, boost cardiovascular health, and live a longer, healthier life. Implementing these simple changes can make a huge difference to your well-being. ✨ Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more Top 10s videos on health, fitness, and wellness tips!
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Hello and welcome back to Top 10's You
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Should Know. Let me start with a truth
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most people ignore. Your heart doesn't
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usually fail because of one big event.
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It fails because of small, invisible
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choices repeated every single day.
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Choices you think are harmless, but over
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time they add up like drops of poison in
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a glass. The heart is silent. It doesn't
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complain, but it remembers everything
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you do. And one day, it gives in. Today,
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we're uncovering the top 10 worst
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everyday habits for your heart. If you
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catch yourself doing these, don't panic.
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This isn't about guilt. It's about
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awareness. Because awareness gives you
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the power to change before it's too
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late. One, ignoring sleep, and living on
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exhaustion. Sleep is not a luxury. It's
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fuel for your heart. Yet, millions of
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people sacrifice it daily. Staying up
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late scrolling, waking up early
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exhausted, running on coffee instead of
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rest. The truth is, lack of sleep spikes
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blood pressure, raises cortisol, and
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forces your heart to work overtime
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without recovery. Studies show that
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people who sleep less than 6 hours a
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night face a significantly higher risk
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of heart attack and stroke. Think of it
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this way. Every sleepless night is like
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sending your heart into battle with no
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armor. You may not feel the damage now,
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but inside your arteries are stiffening,
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inflammation is rising, and your heart
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is quietly breaking down. The worst
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part, many people brag about being too
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busy to sleep, not realizing they're
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bragging about slowly killing their
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heart. Two, living a stress- soaked life
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without release. Stress itself isn't
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always the enemy. It's chronic,
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unmanaged stress that destroys the
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heart. When your body is constantly in
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fight orflight mode, cortisol and
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adrenaline flood your system. Your blood
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pressure spikes, your arteries narrow,
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and your heartbeat becomes erratic. Over
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time, this wears down your
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cardiovascular system like sandpaper on
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wood. People think stress only affects
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the mind. But the truth is, your heart
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takes the hardest blow. And here's the
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kicker. Many cope with stress by
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smoking, overeating, or drinking, which
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only multiplies the damage. The worst
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habit isn't just being stressed. It's
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pretending stress doesn't matter.
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Ignoring it is like letting a fire
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smolder in your house, convincing
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yourself it won't spread. Spoiler, it
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always spreads. Three, sitting too long
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and calling it relaxing. We live in a
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culture where sitting has become the
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default at work, at home, during travel.
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But long hours of sitting quietly
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strangle your heart. Without movement,
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blood circulation slows, arteries
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stiffen, and fat begins to deposit
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around your heart. Even if you hit the
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gym once in a while, it doesn't erase
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the damage of hours spent glued to a
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chair. Doctors call sitting the new
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smoking for a reason. It silently raises
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risks of heart disease and stroke. The
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scariest part, it feels harmless. You
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don't feel your heart weakening while
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binge watching Netflix or scrolling on
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your phone, but the wear is happening in
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real time. Your heart wasn't built for
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stillness. It was built for rhythm,
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movement, and flow. Four, drowning your
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heart in processed foods. Fast food,
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packaged snacks, sugary drinks. They're
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convenient, cheap, and addictive. But
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your heart pays the highest price. These
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foods are loaded with trans fats,
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refined sugars, and excess sodium, all
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of which spike blood pressure, clog
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arteries, and inflame your
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cardiovascular system. Every soda, every
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bag of chips, every frozen pizza is like
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pouring sludge into your veins. The
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problem isn't one treat here or there.
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It's the daily habit of eating foods
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that give your taste buds pleasure but
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rob your heart of life. And because the
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effects are invisible at first, people
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brush it off. By the time chest pain
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shows up, years of quiet destruction
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have already been done. Five.
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Overloading on salt without realizing
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it. Salt hides in almost everything.
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canned foods, sauces, breads, snacks.
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Most people eat double or even triple
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the safe daily limit without realizing
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it. Excess sodium traps water in your
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body, raises blood pressure, and forces
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your heart to pump harder against
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tighter vessels. It's like making your
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heart carry extra weight uphill every
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single day. The silent danger is that
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high blood pressure rarely has symptoms
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until it's severe. By the time you
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notice dizziness or headaches, your
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heart has already been under attack for
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years.
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Cutting salt doesn't mean eating bland.
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It means paying attention. Because too
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much salt doesn't just flavor your food,
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it seasons your heart with risk. Six,
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relying on sugar for energy. When life
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gets busy, people grab candy bars,
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energy drinks, or sweetened coffee as a
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quick fix. But this habit is brutal on
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your heart. Excess sugar spikes blood
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glucose, which damages arteries,
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increases bad cholesterol, and leads to
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insulin resistance. Over time, it
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creates a perfect storm for obesity,
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diabetes, and heart disease. What most
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people don't realize is sugar inflames
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your body the same way rust eats metal.
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Silently, steadily, and permanently, and
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every sugary drink is like pouring
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gasoline on the fire. Sugar feels like
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energy in the moment, but it's really a
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slow, quiet poison.
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Seven, smoking. Even occasionally, some
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people say, "I don't smoke much just
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socially." As if that excuses the
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damage. But the truth is, even
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occasional smoking injures your heart.
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Cigarettes flood your bloodstream with
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chemicals that stiffen arteries, lower
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oxygen levels, and raise blood pressure
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almost instantly. There is no safe level
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of smoking for your heart. Every puff
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leaves a scar inside your blood vessels.
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And over years, those scars turn into
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blockages. Even if you feel fine today,
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the damage is cumulative, stacking up
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silently until one day your heart simply
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can't take it anymore. Eight, dismissing
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small warning signs. Your heart whispers
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before it screams. Shortness of breath,
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light chest pressure, fatigue after mild
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activity. These are often brushed off as
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just stress or getting older. But
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ignoring these whispers is one of the
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worst habits you can develop. Your heart
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gives early warnings for a reason, and
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dismissing them robs you of the chance
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to act before real damage is done.
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People wait for a dramatic collapse
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before they take heart health seriously,
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but by then it's often too late. Your
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heart doesn't want perfection. It wants
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attention. Nine, never drinking enough
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water. It sounds too simple, but
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dehydration is a hidden enemy of the
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heart. Without enough water, blood
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thickens, circulation slows, and the
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heart works harder to push it through.
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Chronic dehydration raises blood
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pressure and increases the risk of
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clots, which can lead to heart attack or
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stroke. Yet many people live in a
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constant state of mild dehydration,
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running on coffee, sodas, or alcohol
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instead of water. Your heart is 73%
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water. When you don't hydrate, you're
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literally starving it of its essential
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fuel. 10. Believing it won't happen to
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me. Perhaps the deadliest habit isn't
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physical, it's mental. Too many people
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think heart disease is something that
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happens to other people, the elderly,
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the overweight, the unlucky. That denial
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blinds them from making changes. Now,
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the truth is, heart disease can strike
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anyone, regardless of age or appearance.
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Believing you're immune only delays
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action until the damage is irreversible.
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Taking your heart for granted is like
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ignoring the most loyal friend you have.
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It has worked for you day and night
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without rest, but nothing lasts forever
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if you don't take care of it. And there
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you have it, the top 10 worst everyday
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habits for your heart. Remember, it's
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not about being perfect. It's about
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being aware. Your heart doesn't need
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grand gestures. It just needs you to
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stop hurting it with small daily
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choices. So, which of these habits do
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you catch yourself doing? And what's one
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step you can take today to protect your
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heart? Share in the comments
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because your change might inspire
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someone else to protect theirs, too.