ARE you working your heart into an early grave? According to the World Heart Federation (WHF), at least four out of five premature deaths from heart disease and stroke - together, the leading cause of death in Malaysia and worldwide - could be prevented by being physical active, eating healthily, and not smoking.

So the answer is most likely "yes" if your job keeps you in the office for so long that you haven't the time or energy to exercise; or it stresses you out so much that you take frequent smoking breaks to cope; or you tend to skip breakfast and starve through lunch in order to finish one last piece of work after another, only to binge on the nearest available comfort food after that.

If that's the case, you need to consider making some heart-friendly changes at work. There's no better day to start than today.