Controlling blood pressure with a healthy lifestyle can prevent, delay, or reduce the need to take medication for hypertension; a great gift we can give our bodies as we transition to adulthood.

Here are 11 lifestyle changes easily implemented by everyone that help reduce the risk of heart disease.

Sleep is one of the basic pillars of good health, but as people age, many of those between 50 and 70 notice changes in the quality and duration of their rest.

This is not just "a normal thing about age"; the body goes through physiological and hormonal changes that affect circadian rhythms and the quality of rest. However, getting a good night's sleep after age 50 remains critical for physical, mental and emotional health.