There are many myths we believe about heart health. Take a moment to listen to these two well-respected doctors. Guaranteed you will "walk" away with a new perspective.

The People's Pharmacy interviewed Dr. Steve Nissen of the Cleveland Clinic and author of Heart 411: The Only Guide to Heart Health You'll Ever Need.

Surprising, but true: More women now die of heart disease than men, yet cardiovascular research has long focused on men. Pioneering doctor C. Noel Bairey Merz shares what we know and don't know about women's heart health -- including the remarkably different symptoms women present during a heart attack (and why they're often missed).  

It's an interesting video. However, my bias is toward lifestyle changes and not the use of statins.

Cancer - Did you know that poor diets and sedentary lifestyles are the most significant contributors to cancer risk?

Source: The American Cancer Society

Heart Disease - This trio begins with a quartet of smoking, a junk diet, physical inactivity and obesity. Those are all things we can do something about.

Source: Heart Disease Trifecta