It is well known that coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of mortality, morbidity and disability in Australia with the prevalence of CHD increasing rapidly with age, affecting around 1 in 7 adults (14%) aged 75+.
But CHD is mostly preventable.
In Australia someone dies from heart disease every 30 minutes. Around 1.2 million of us, or about 5.6 per cent of the population over the age of 18 live with cardiovascular disease.
Journalist and Yoga Therapy graduate Sally Webster interviews Liz Williams on the importance of healthy ageing.