Today's lifestyle is full of frustrations deadlines job insecurity relationship issues etc. which has increased our stress levels tremendously. For most Indians stress has progressed to become a way of life which has increased the risk of heart disease. The human body may have a special fight-and-flight response to deal with stress but your behaviour actions and response to stress is what largely determines its impact on heart health. If you want to lower your risk of heart disease you have to learn to be stress-free. Dr Vineet Sankhala Consultant Interventional Cardiologist Care Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) and Hospital