10 Quick Tips to Keeping your Heart Healthy!
- Aim for 7 hours of sound sleeping a night.
- Cut out Trans fats. (Trans fat appears on the ingredients list as partially hydrogenated oils. Look for 0 % trans fats.)
- Floss your teeth and get regular checkups. (There has been a proven link between gum disease and heart disease.)
- Get up and move. (If you have a sedentary job, your blood flow can be compromised.)
- Stay in the Clear! Don’t smoke and avoid second hand smoke at all costs.
- Do some moderate exercise like walking 3 times a week. (Check with your doctor if it’s been a while since you’ve exercised
- Keep your diet low in salt.
- Maintain normal body weight with caloric adjustment as indicated.
- Know your personal risk factors and review them with your physician.
- If you’re high risk, consider taking a low dose aspirin (81 mg.) daily. (Check with your doctor first.)