26 Simple Plans To Prevent Heart Disease
So, you've decided you want to start taking care of your heart
. Maybe you had a recent cardiac event. Maybe someone close to you did. Or maybe you just decided to start taking care of yourself and want to start with your heart!
Whatever the reason, congratulations! Heart disease is the major killer in the western world and even small steps can help you avoid it.
So, here is a simple list of 26 things to do. I recommend you start at the top and then go down the list when you feel the top recommendations are part of your lifestyle.
Alternatively, you may want to start all of them at the same time, but that will be much harder. Either way, good luck.
1)Quit smoking.You will not only save money but by quiting you could possibly extending your life span.
2)Ride a bicycle
3)Moderate alcohol intake to two glasses of red wine per day, no other alcoholic beverage should be allowed
4)Eat less meat and other sources of saturated fat
5)Exercise (walk 30 minutes every day at the beginning and try to increase to 60 minutes)
6)Lose weight if you are overweight
7)Control your blood pressure and check it regularly
8)Become more active (take the stairs, play games, walk to work,walk to post office etc)
9)Avoid trans fats found in cookies, fried foods and canned foods
10)Eat more fruit and other fiber rich food
11)Eat less sugar and control your blood sugar
12)Add nuts and seeds to your diet
13)Relax - look for sources of stress in your life and avoid them or learn to deal with them
14)Learn about how your heart works and heart conditions (it actually helps!)
15)Don't drink more than two cups of coffee per day
16)Eat whole grains instead of processed grains
17)Drink plenty of water
18)Become vegetarian, or abolish meat completely though keeping fish
19)Join an alternative healing group (in addition to the regular walking sessions),like yoga,reiki,or tai-chi.
20)Control your portions, never eat just for eating
21)Make annual checkups with your doctor
22)If you can afford the membership fee,join the gym
23)If you eat meat,eat the lean one with no fat
24)Believe that by doing the right thing,you will get the right result
25)Check the heart disease and it's prevention related website.
26)Make a check list of this 26 steps,you don't have to do it all at once,but by simply following some of the major steps,or by only applying the top ten to your life style,you are already preventing your self from heart disease.
by: Jordan Wilson
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