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Top 10 Healthy Heart Tips

Your heart is one of the major organs in your body and is also responsible for the cardiovascular system. It allows you to have a healthy immune system and gives you the ability to be active and move around.

However, many people think that you do not need to start worrying about your heart's health until you are older.

Unfortunately, this conclusion is false. This is because anyone at any age can develop problems with their heart including heart disease.

Good news is if your start early with taking care of your heart you have a better chance in living a healthy and long life. However, with the food you eat and the amount of physical activity that you do can change your health including your heart.

Therefore, if you follow some or all of the tips before you will be on the right path to maintaining a healthy heart.

1. Do Not Smoke

The bad habit of smoking or using any kind of tobacco is one of the major causes of increased risk of developing heart disease or other heart problem.

This is because there are many chemicals that are present in tobacco and a cigarette that can damage your heart and blood vessels. However, if you stop smoking today you can lower your risk significantly and allow your heart to develop a healthy state again.

2. Get Active

If you make the time of getting 30 minutes of moderate exercise five days a week you are helping your heart to become stronger and healthier. Being physically active helps your heart to become stronger and also allows you to maintain a healthy weight.

When you are too heavy or have too much fat on your body this can slow down your heart causing blood vessels to clog up which could lead to a heart attack or a stroke.

3. Have a Healthy Diet

Having a healthy diet can do wonders to your body including maintain a healthy and strong heart; which means that you lower your risk of heart disease. You can do this by cutting out salt from your diet which will help maintain a healthy blood pressure levels.

Also by limiting yourself from bad fats. you can maintain a healthier diet.

For example, deep fried fast food, red meat and bakery products.

Foods that you would want to include in your diet is oily fish. This is because it has a great source of Omega-3 fats which can help protect your heart from diseases.

4. Manage Your Weight

Being overweight and/or obese puts you at a higher risk of developing heart diseases. For that reason, it is important to maintain a healthy weight which will help lower your chances of developing high blood pressure, heart disease, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Even a small amount of weight loss can have positive benefits when trying to maintain a healthy heart.

5. Getting Enough Sleep

Many people fail to recognize how important it is to get good amounts of quality sleep. This is because studies have shown that if you do not get enough sleep per night it poses a higher risk of obesity, high blood pressure and heart diseases.

It is recommended that adults get 7 hours of quality sleep every night in order to maintain a healthy body which includes your heart.

6. Reduce Stress Levels

Stress and your overall health of your heart are linked together. This is because if you are stressed your blood pressure will increase.

Also when people are stressed they tend to overeat on unhealthy foods which cause their Cholesterol levels to increase.

For these reasons, stress can cause heart disease and even heart attacks. Some things that you can do to lower stress levels is to participate in yoga, exercising or even writing in a journal.

7. Alcohol in Moderation

Studies have shown how small consumption of alcohol can raise your good cholesterol levels, reduce blood clots and help prevent artery damage.

However, if you consume too much alcohol it can have the opposite effect. But if you already have health concerns or other health problems it is important to consult your doctor before consuming any kind or amounts of alcohol.

8. Become a Pet Owner

Recent studies have shown how having a pet at home like a dog or a cat can have many health benefits. They have shown to lower stress levels, blood pressure, improve heart functions and even lower the risk of heart disease and heart attacks.

9. Eat Some Chocolate

Yes, Chocolate! But only the rich and dark chocolates have great health benefits of maintaining a healthy heart. Through studies, it is known to help fight off heart disease and lower the risk of blood clotting.

10. Go for Your Regular Check-Ups

Even if you are active and are eating a healthy diet sometimes this can't ensure that you have a healthy heart. Therefore, it is important to go for a regular check-up with your doctor to monitor your blood pressure, cholesterol levels and diabetes. This will ensure you that you have a healthy heart and if further care is needed your doctor can insist you in the right direction and/or care.

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