Monday, December 16, 2013

Ways to keep your heart healthy



Different kinds of heart disease are on the rise. Therefore, it has become essential to pay attention over the health of heart. Here are some tips that can help in keeping your heart healthy.
Daily exercises – Without daily exercises, it is a daunting task to maintain a good health. Since, exercises not only help in improving heart health but also aid in bringing down blood pressure, cholesterol level. Workout for at least 30 minutes in a day is necessary for every person. Therefore, you should also try to spend at least half an hour in exercising and should take part in physical activities as much as possible. 

Go green – The veggies, especially green veggies are very good for heart as well as overall health. Veggies are rich source of amino acids, which are very helpful in keeping our blood pressure as healthy levels. Moreover, veggies are rich source of minerals and vitamins that are necessary for a good health. 

Reduce intake of oil – Although, it is not possible to avoid oil completely, but you should try to cut down the consumption of oil as much as possible. It is important to reduce intake of oils, as oils are rich in fat, which increases the chances of development of plaque in the arteries and give rise to some nasty kinds of heart problems. You should try to use healthy oils instead of unhealthy oils like fish oil. Fish oil contains omega-3 fatty acids that are healthy for heart since, they help in prevention from cardiovascular disease. 

Cut of smoke – Until you not stop or cut down the habit of smoking you cannot do anything good for your heart. So, in order to live a healthy life with healthy heart you should quit smoking as soon as possible. 

Lose weight – People with heavy body have much possibilities to have heart problems. Therefore, if you are heavy then you should try to lose weight. You can do this with a healthy weight loss diet. Maintain a healthy body weight is one of the priorities to have a healthy heart. 

Add more fiber – The fiber rich diet is a better way to reduce cholesterol levels in the body, which is very necessary for a healthy heart. Both kinds of fibers that are soluble and insoluble are necessary to have in diet. Foods like apples, prunes, peas, kidney beans are rich source of fibers. 

Eat less salt – No doubt, sodium is good for our body but it is also in petty amounts. Excess amount of salt can also lead to high blood pressure that is bad for heart. A person should have salt less than 2300 milligrams I the food per day. 

Moderate alcohol – Studies have shown that moderate consumption of alcohol is good for health. On the other hand people who start having alcohol in little amount become a heavy drinker, which is also bad for health. Therefore, if you cannot control yourself then do not start having alcohol even in moderation. 

Manage stress – It has seen that stress is also one of the major reasons of increasing heart disease. Therefore, in order to be healthy it is necessary to manage stress by practicing yoga, meditation and other relaxation techniques.

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