The Center for Disease Control and Management states that, heart disease prevention can be done through healthy living habits. A healthy life style can lower your blood pressure, cholesterol. and lower your risk of heart disease or a heart attack . To maintain a healthy lifestyle individuals should:
- Eat a healthy diet
- Maintain a healthy weight
- Exercise regularly
- No smoke you use any tobacco products
- Limit alcohol intake
Healthy Diets
: Healthy diets consists saturated fats, trans fats, and cholesterol but can eat foods that are high in fiber (CDC. 2015). Reducing the amount of salt and sugar you eat can normalize your blood pressure and blood pressure level (CDC, 2015).
Healthy Weight:
Maintaining a healthy weight is a big part of heart health, because being overweight or obese increases your risk for heart disease. In most cases doctor calculate a healthy weight range through your Body Mass Index (BMI) (CDC, 2015). BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divide height in meters squared (CDC, 2015). The higher the BMI the greater the chance of obesity.
Physical Activity:
Exercise can help people maintain a healthy weight and lower their risk for heart disease. The US Surgeon General recommends 2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate intensity exercise every week. Moderate intensity exercise can range from brisk walking to bicycling (CDC, 2015). Teenage and children should do at least 1 hour of exercise every day (CDC, 2015)
No Smoking and Limiting Alcohol:
Cigarettes are known to negative affect he body and can increase your risk if heart disease. If you currently smoke, quitting can help lower your risk. Drinking alcohol can increase your blood pressure. Men should have no more than 2 drinks and women should have no more than 1 per day (CDC, 2015)
