By Anne Lyken Garner on October 20th, 2010
Five Ways to Care for Your Heart
Never put off caring for your heart. The right time is now. Ditching the saturated fats and highly salted foods are not enough when it comes to keeping your heart healthy. Omissions are just one part of the puzzle to a better, healthier lifestyle. Below are some of the things we must do in order to create the perfect balance that’s good for your heart.
Diet
- Potassium in bananas are perfect for keeping the blood pressure at a healthy level. Tuck into bananas not just for a filling snack, but for the sake of your blood pressure.
- Omega 3s are vital in maintaining good cholesterol levels. Eat at least one serving of fish every week. Why not make a tuna sandwich for lunch one day a week to add an easy second helping of fish to your diet.
- Lycopene is a substance we need to maintain the healthy working of our heart. High levels of lycopene is found in the simple tomato. Add some tinned tomatoes to your stews and curries several times a week, and you’ll reap the benefits.
Lifestyle
Articles about smoking have been done to death, so I’m not going to do one here. A large percentage of heart attacks and heart diseases are due to smoking. This tells us that we can cut our chances of developing heart troubles if we do not smoke.
Keep active
- If you have kids, take this opportunity to spend active time with them. Instead of watching a film together, go for a bike ride or a kick-about (ball game) outdoors. Indoor activity centres like swimming pools and local leisure centres are perfect choices for when the weather gets colder.
- Walking the dog is a steady and enjoyable way of keeping fit. Walking is a great way of looking after the health of your heart because it keeps the blood pumping and the extra weight at bay. In cold seasons the body loses weight merely by working to keep warm. So the early morning walk with your favourite friend serves two purposes!
- Limit the time you and your kids spend in front of the TV. You’re cultivating an unhealthy future for your kids if you allow them to spend unlimited time sitting in front of the TV, computer, game boys etc. Teach by example, how they could take care of their hearts’ health.
Be happy
- Make a list of everything you must get done today. Set priorities right so that you’re not stressed at the end of the day (doing unnecessary chores) having left yourself little time to compete the things that really matter.
- There’s enough time in the day to take some ‘me-time’ no matter how busy you are. Remember you’re only as busy as you let yourself become. Turn off the mobile phone, they survived without you when they couldn’t contact you 24-7. They can survive without you for 30 minutes.
- Take your time to eat and relax. Don’t gobble down fast food. Face it, you only pretend you haven’t got enough time for lunch. No one – no one is that important. If you think you are, you’re deluding yourself. The problem could be improper time management on your behalf, not being too busy.
- Have close contact with the people you love. A hug will go a long way. Take one minute to do so. Contact like this with loved ones reduces stress and induces happiness and self-satisfaction. These have positive, not negative effects on your heart.
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drelayaraja | Oct 20, 2010 | Reply
Very useful tips…
SharifaMcFarlane | Oct 20, 2010 | Reply
Keeping active with the kids is a great way to stay heart healthy-in more ways than one.:-)
papaleng | Oct 20, 2010 | Reply
very sound pointers!
cmanjuc | Oct 20, 2010 | Reply
Good one
ShiningStar | Oct 20, 2010 | Reply
nice one +1
Guy Hogan | Oct 20, 2010 | Reply
I’m pretty good at setting priorities but it’s a constant battle to have a healthy diet. Eating bananas is so easy. Thank you.
Dee Gold | Oct 20, 2010 | Reply
thanks anne
lapasan | Oct 20, 2010 | Reply
This article gives me good information on how I could make my heart healthy.
PSingh1990 | Oct 20, 2010 | Reply
Nice Share.
albert1jemi | Oct 20, 2010 | Reply
great share
Jerry Bradford aka Jerry Atrixx | Oct 20, 2010 | Reply
I “HEART” this article.
Anne Lyken Garner | Oct 20, 2010 | Reply
Thanks for your comments, everyone.
quiet voice | Oct 20, 2010 | Reply
Great article, thanks for the information. Take care.
Gilberta Z. | Oct 20, 2010 | Reply
useful info; thank you
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Larry Fish | Oct 22, 2010 | Reply
Great tips, good information
chearenas | Oct 23, 2010 | Reply
very interesting and helpful topic
suzuki4 | Oct 25, 2010 | Reply
helpful topic good!
Sceptical Thinker | Oct 27, 2010 | Reply
Good advice, I try and eat healthily and I usually walk to work (accept when the weather is terrible) Most difficult I find is relaxing, I think I could do with a few more hugs as well . Great article very informative.
Roe2115 | Oct 29, 2010 | Reply
Great tips.
Catherine South | Nov 4, 2010 | Reply
I can’t wait to tell my hubbie that hugs are good for the heart. :p
russel09 | Nov 4, 2010 | Reply
nice post
Adelnica Amor R. Izon | Nov 14, 2010 | Reply
very helpful!
JoniJones | Dec 10, 2010 | Reply
Great info, i am running to take care of it
Leah Longville | Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
Great article, very informative.
AlexiaJ | Jan 23, 2011 | Reply
So much information presented in a good,positive way.Thank you!
pom | Feb 5, 2011 | Reply
Please don’t smoke in public. I really enjoyed reading this. Awesome
Matthew Lawrence | Feb 22, 2011 | Reply
Food for thought.
Self Sagacity | Feb 23, 2011 | Reply
I need the constant reminder!
Hunter J. | Mar 1, 2011 | Reply
Very Nice! Great Article.
fatima27 | Mar 15, 2011 | Reply
thanks for sharing, very useful
Peace Poet | Apr 17, 2011 | Reply
Very important and wise advices to keep our heart in good health. This is a very useful article as heart stroke is very dangerous.
ecrider | May 24, 2011 | Reply
Keep up the good work. I’ll be looking forward to more of your writing
wiwichin | May 31, 2011 | Reply
goood!!!!!!!
vickylass | Jun 21, 2011 | Reply
I do stick to Med diet that includes everything that the body needs, without forgetting a couple of red wine glasses just as cardiologists advice! Thanks for sharing.
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A Bromley | Jan 9, 2012 | Reply
Excellent and very well written article with marvelous advice. I agree.
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Mickybio | Feb 27, 2012 | Reply
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dwiandra | May 19, 2012 | Reply
i’m on diet now, because i’m overweight. the doctor suggest me to diet to avoid heart attack.. good info thanks