Keep your heart healthy with these heart healthy tips!
Give your health the attention it deserves starting with your heart. February is American Heart Month. In the US, heart disease is the number one cause of death. As an initiative to help reduce the number of heart attacks in the US, Heart Month raises awareness about heart disease. Keep your heart healthy with these healthy lifestyle tips.
Eat Well.
Being overweight, diabetes, and eating foods high in cholesterol increase your risk of heart disease. Not to mention sodium tends to increase your blood pressure. Help reduce your risk for heart disease and eat more healthfully. Start by incorporating more fruits and vegetables into your diet.
Exercise more.
Exercise gets your heart pumping, keeps your weight down, and helps fight against heart disease. The average adult should be exercising 30 minutes per day, five days per week. Not into running 5 miles per day? No problem, even walking daily can improve your heart health.
Manage your stress.
Stress is a major factor that contributes to all sorts of medical issues, including heart disease and high blood pressure. Try to reduce your stress to reduce your risk of heart disease. Meditation, yoga, and spending time with friends and family are all great ways to relieve stress.
Visit the doctor.
Make sure to regularly visit your doctor. In order to ensure you’re healthy, you need to go for annual check ups. They’ll help ensure that you stay healthy and can fix a problem more quickly than if you wait until you’re really sick.
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