Small changes during Heart Health Awareness Month can put California seniors on path to better health

Dr. Damanpreet JamaraiUnitedHealthcareFebruary is Heart Health Awareness month, a great time to start on the path to better heart health and wellbeing and to understand the risk factors that can contribute to heart problems.Late last year, the America’s Health Rankings report highlighted a startling fact: heart disease is one of eight chronic conditions that has reached record highs since the report began tracking health and wellbeing in the United States.Despite a decline in deaths tied to heart disease, it remains the leading cause of death among men and women. Heart disease costs the U.S. health system $216 billion per year, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, not including an additional $147 billion in lost wages and productivity.Risk facto