Healthy Lifestyle for all Women

Eat fish at least twice a week, preferably oily fish, or talk to your health care provider about taking omega-3 fatty acid (fish oil) supplements. Pregnant women should avoid fish with high mercury levels.

Do your best to eat less salt (sodium). Try to limit your sodium to 1500 mg a day.

Eat very little saturated fat (such as fat from meat, cheese, and butter): less than 7% of your total calories a day. • Eat less than 150 mg of cholesterol a day.

Avoid trans-fatty acids. No trans-fats is the goal.

Stop drinking alcohol!

Get counseling, nicotine replacement, or drug therapy (if needed) and find a group program to help you stop smoking.

Get 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise a week, such as brisk walking. If you are trying to lose weight, then you will need 60 to 90 minutes a day.