1)All activity helps to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and obesity. Take the stairs routinely, or take the first available parking space and walk the extra distance to the office.
2)Eat Healthy: Avoid prepared foods. Most are loaded with fat, salt and sugar
3) Eat Healthy: Avoid snack foods that contain partially hydrogenated oils, an ingredient that indicates the food contains trans fat.
4)Eat Healthy: Balance your animal, fish and vegetable sources of protein.
5)Eat Healthy: Challenge yourself to try a new healthy recipe each week. Enjoy new foods and establish a family favorite.
6)Eat Healthy: Choose 5 to 9 servings of fruit and vegetables each day.
7)Eat Healthy: Choose healthy snacks - Try fruit, yogurt, cut-up vegetables, or mix cereal with dried fruits and a small amount of nuts.
8)Eat Healthy: Choose nonfat or skim milk dairy products.
9)Eat Healthy: Don't fry that chicken. Broil it. Microwave it. Bake it.
10)Eat Healthy: Drink plenty of water (unless you are fluid restricted).
11)Eat Healthy: Eat more fiber. Try to include at least 3 whole grain foods each day.
12)Eat Healthy: Eat more vegetables, fruits, whole grains and legumes.
13)Eat Healthy: Eat no more than 6 ounces of meat, fish and poultry each day - Fill your plate with healthy vegetables and fruits.
14)Eat Healthy: Front-load your calories - to help you lose weight and stay energized, eat the majority of your calories during "daylight" hours.
15)Eat Healthy: Limit your simple carbohydrates (soda pop, sugar, and sweets).
16)Eat Healthy: Stay away from fad diets. Plan a safe, life-long nutrition plan. If you need help, speak to a dietitian.
17)Exercise helps to decrease stress, body fat and blood pressure and increase your flexibility, strength, heart's efficiency, bone strength and self-esteem.
18)Fight Stress: limit sugar, caffeine and alcohol in your diet.
19)Get your family involved in helping to make your recommended lifestyle changes.
20)Watch for TIAs (transient ischemic attacks), or mini-strokes. Symptoms include sensations of weakness, tingling or numbness, blind spots or blurred vision, loss of balance.
Source:Hillcrest Hospital
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Re: Tips for a Healthy Heart
This is way more hpelful than anything else I've looked at.
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