Tips for Keeping Your Heart Healthy
Here are five essential ideals that we can all easily incorporate into our lifestyles, to keep our hearts healthy and strong. For the majority of us, heart disease does not happen overnight. It stems from years of careful, constant and systematic heart-abuse. Many times we neglect to seize important opportunities to be pro-active about being good to our heart (exercise, right eating etc) by obsessing too much about our abstinences (not partying, not smoking etc).
As we get older, many of us feel more and more comfortable to carry around a bit more weight. We tend to drive more and walk less, and a few of us even give up sport altogether. We don’t get involved in drunken week-end binges like the teenagers do, but we indulge in social drinking: a glass of wine here, another one with our business lunch, yet another one to relax after a hard day, and so on. Pretty soon, all of these glasses – plus our exercise neglect - add up, making our heart a lot less healthy than it used to be. Here are the five simple ways that we all can implement in order to be good to our hearts.
Pay attention to toxins
Many people think that the biggest danger from smoking is lung cancer. This is not true. The largest proportion of deaths related to smoking is actually due to heart disease. Pollutants in the environments can’t be avoided in many cases, but we can certainly take care of the level of bad fats and sugars that we put into our bodies. Don’t leave your windows closed all winter long, especially if you live in a newer, energy-efficient house, where the windows and doors are so tight, that you get no fresh air at all circulating around the house.
Even if you open them just a tiny crack, that’s enough for you and your family to benefit from some fresh air. If you can, take garlic supplements, they’re good for fighting infections and releasing toxins. Keep indoor plants like Spider Plant, Peace Lily and Lady Palm. They’re useful for improving the quality of the air in our homes.
Keep your weight in check
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Glynis Smy | Nov 23, 2008 | Reply
Sensible, well laid out advise. I find when I have walked the dogs, I come home and put music on and feel uplifted.I am trying hard lately to avoid sweet foods to curb my sweet tooth, honey is helping.
nobert soloria bermosa | Nov 23, 2008 | Reply
very good tips,prevention will always be better than cure,thanks for the reminder Anne
BC Doan | Nov 23, 2008 | Reply
Very informative, and plenty of great tips in this wonderful article..
Judy Sheldon | Nov 23, 2008 | Reply
Informative and nicely laid out. Thank you so much for sharing.
Take care & God bless.
valli | Nov 23, 2008 | Reply
Nice tips.
Keerthana | Nov 24, 2008 | Reply
good health tips…..
Dee Gold | Nov 27, 2008 | Reply
These tips are really helpful.
Anne Lyken-Garner | Nov 29, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for all the supportive comments, everyone.
Asmideep | Dec 11, 2008 | Reply
This is a great article….I am a conginital heart patient. This article is helpful for me and for others too…Keep writing good articles…Thanks for sharing it…God Bless youu…
Anne Lyken Garner | Jan 9, 2009 | Reply
Thanks for all the comments, everyone. The Candles, I’m glad I could be of some use. Thank you for posting.
Ruby Hawk | Jan 16, 2009 | Reply
Anne, this is very good advise. If we follow it we could add years to our lives. Healthy food and exercise, you can’t beat that combination.
jjmyles | Jan 19, 2009 | Reply
What an informative article. This information is helpful to all who read it. Good work!