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5 Tips to Keep Your Heart Healthy

Date: March 29, 2018

Author: Mike Haldeman

Category:

Heart Health

We have updated our 2013 infographic with tips on keeping a healthy heart.

5 tips to keep your heart healthy infographic. Tip 1: Eat Better, Increase vegetables, fruits, unrefined whole grains and fish. Decrease: Nutrient poor foods high in fat, cholesterol and salt. Tip 2: Exercise More. 30 minute walk per day, walking pets, gardening and yardwork and house cleaning. tip 3: Don't Smoke. Smoking increases your risk of stroke and heart disease by up to 400 percent. Quitting by a certain age can give you years back on your life. By age 34, +10 years. By age 44, +9 years. By age 54, +6 years. By age 64, +4 years. Tip 4: Keep a healthy weight. Keeping your waist size at or below a certain size can prevent an increased risk of heart disease. Tip 5: Get Health Screenings. Get regular heart health screening tests beginning at age 20. Get regular blood glucose tests beginning at age 45.

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Date: March 29, 2018

Author: Mike Haldeman

Category:

Heart Health

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