Health Highlights

People who ambled through an arboretum improved their performance on a memory test more than people who walked along city streets .

1 in 4 Americans dies from heart disease each year.

1 in 3 United States adults has high blood pressure.

80% of heart attacks and strokes are preventable by avoiding tobacco use, regular physical activity, maintaining a healthy diet, and regularly checking blood pressure, blood sugar, and blood lipids.

Not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, and controlling blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol

can add 10 years to a person's lifespan.