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"About 600,000 people die of heart disease in the United States each year.In a special Healthbeat, KOAT\u2019s Dr. Barry Ramo talks with Dr. Oz about what people can do to stay healthy.Ramo: \u201CTell me what your latest advice is if someone comes to my office because they\u2019re 58 years old and they\u2019re not exercising. What do you tell them about trying to take good care of their heart?\u201DOz: \u201CWell there are these new cholesterol management guidelines that are very controversial. A lot of people fit in them unless you get rid of the risk factors that you mentioned, Dr. Ramo. Of specifically activities that get you out moving around a little bit can be beneficial for people with heart disease \u2026 increasing your heart rate a couple of times a week is a very valuable thing to do. If you do have high blood pressure, which is the No. 1 driver of heart disease, physical activity can help that as well. But if it's not improve with physical activity and weight loss, which would often support lower pressure, you ought to be looking at creating anxiety in your life.\"Ramo: \u201CLet\u2019s talk about cholesterol guidelines.\u201DOz: \u201CI think it's a big mistake to assume that we can fix a lifestyle problem with a pill. ... There are a remarkable number of people that will be taking these pills and I'm not sure that the value justifies it. In general studies, if you only have heart problems, you have to treat 160 people for the rest of their lives in order for one person to benefit. That number is too high to be put on a statin drug. But if you are going to be put on a statin at least be put on a Coenzymes Q 10 with it to reduce the chance for muscle, aches and pains.\"VIDEO:\u00A0Dr. Oz discusses taking care of your heart"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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