17 worst habits for your heart
Find out which of these 17 habits that are bad for your heart you may be breaking.
13. Stopping or Skipping Medication -- "High blood pressure is called the silent killer because you don’t feel it," Dr. Robert Ostfeld, associate professor of clinical medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, told Health. "Saying you feel fine is not a justification for stopping these pills." If you don't think they're working, try something else.
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