Black women over the age of 60 experience heart disease more than women of other races. All of these are risks, but there are things you can do to control your higher risk factor by changing your behavior. If you smoke you need to quit. Women who smoke are increasing their risk of heart disease by six. Losing weight will lower your risk factor.
Overweight women suffer heart disease more often than thin women.
Make sure you are aerobically in shape. Doing 30 minutes each day of exercise that elevates your heart rate will greatly reduce your risk of heart disease. Walking, playing tennis, swimming, dancing, yard work etc. are all good activities. Have a blood cholesterol test to test your levels of good and bad cholesterol. LDL-C cholesterol is the bad cholesterol and the level should be below 100.