subject: Easy Steps For A Healthier Heart That Works Better [print this page] Heart disease is one of the top killers in the United States. Thus, learning how to increase your heart health is critical for a long and healthy lifespan.
Unfortunately, a lot of what we do day in and day out is NOT conducive towards optimal heart health.
So, here are some steps you can take towards a healthier and stronger heart:
1. Walk: As simple as this seems, walking is a great way to increase circulation without stressing your muscles or your body. In fact, I believe that simple activities such as walking are the most underrated habits you can do.
2. Lift weights: Cardio isn't the only thing that increases the health of your heart. In fact, lifting weights will decrease fat around your abdomen which in turn will make your entire circulatory system healthier. You see, fat is no longer considered a passive organ-it secretes harmful substances into general circulation.
3. Eat mounds of vegetables: Vegetables don't taste bad and you can enhance their taste with low calorie dressings and oils. The main roadblock most people face, in my opinion, is speeding up the vegetable cooking process. One way around this is through bag-steaming frozen vegetables.
4. Never miss out on breakfast: If you do, your levels of insulin will be disrupted for the rest of the day-not a good scenario. And once insulin is disrupted, sugar will stay in your blood for longer periods of time and it is more likely to enter your fat cells.
5. Cut out the calorie-drinking: Drinking excessive alcohol isn't the only thing that is bad for you, drinking sugar is also horrible for your arteries. You see, once too much sugar enters your blood stream, it damages the elasticity of your arteries.
6. Eat lots of nuts: You see, nuts are loaded with the types of fats that help your cells take in greater quantities of nutrients. And more nutrients into your cells equates into better heart health. Essentially, the less sugar you have in your blood the better.
Ok, now you know what to do to increase your heart health. Just make sure you take action now, not later, because later usually never comes.
