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Lifestyle Tweaks To Lower Heart Disease Risk

Heart disease is the leading killer of people across the globe, and what must be noted here is that heart disease worsens with the lifestyle choices you make if you already are dealing with the condition. Your lifestyle choices go a long way towards determining the quality and length of your life. Making tweaks to be in better control of yourself or your heart can go a long way in reducing your risk for developing heart disease or the condition from deteriorating if you’ve already been diagnosed with it respectively. Also, with the right lifestyle choices you are in for good heart health over the long haul.

Risk factors for heart disease:

1.      High blood pressure

2.      High levels of cholesterol (LDL ‘bad’ cholesterol)

3.      Smoking

4.      High blood glucose levels

5.      Obesity

All these can be managed with some lifestyle changes that are far from complex contrary to your belief.

Adopt the Mediterranean diet- The Mediterranean eating style assures good heart health over the long haul. This can be attributed to the foods it focuses on that are a great source of vitamins, antioxidants, the healthy monounsaturated fats, including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lentils, beans, chick peas, olive oil, nuts, and more, which drastically cuts risk for obesity, diabetes and heart disease.

Incorporate 30 minutes of exercise in your daily routine- Regular exercise is a cornerstone of healthy living. It is just 30 minutes daily and you are good to go. Brisk walking, swimming, running can do your ticker a world of good. However, it is advised that you consult with an expert before embarking on an exercise regimen so that you can reap the full spectrum of the benefits of the exercise you do.  

Quit smoking- This is a non-brainer. The amount of harm smoking causes to the ticker cannot easily be put down in words. See the benefits just in a matter of days post giving up this awful habit.

Besides these, knowing some valuable numbers for the health of your ticker is also helpful. For example, get yourself screened for high blood pressure, high blood glucose and high cholesterol.

Here are some other measurements that are indicators to health risks you may be susceptible to:

1.      Body mass index

2.      Resting heart rate

3.      Waist circumference

4.      VO2 Max (remember the higher the number, the better for you since the number points to the fitness of your overall cardiovascular system)

Keep in mind that any kind of cardiovascular exercise, such as running, walking, weight training done rigorously will help to improve these numbers, and you’d always be on the safe side with your heart.

Apart from making the aforementioned changes in your lifestyle, you must train in the lifesaving CPR procedure. Proper application of the procedure can revive a sudden cardiac arrest victim. You can sign up for a class at the AHA accredited CPR Tampa in Palm Harbor. To sign up for a CPR class, contact CPR Tampa in Palm Harbor on 727-240-9404. Classes are held at 36141 US Highway 19 North, Palm Harbor, FL 34684.
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