TIPS FOR HEALTHY HEART
Eat a Healthy Diet
- Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.
- Reduce salt intake, This helps control blood pressure. For patients with weakened heart function, reducing salt intake can alleviate breathlessness and reduce swelling in the legs.
- Avoid ghee, butter, cheese, sweets, and high sugar intake, as they are not good for the heart. Trans fats, such as those found in vanaspati and dalda ghee, are very harmful. Stay away from fried foods like samosas, pakoras, and chips
- Use light oils like Saffola, sunflower oil, and olive oil, which are good for the heart.
- onsume yogurt, buttermilk, and skimmed milk, as they are beneficial.
Exercise Regularly
- Exercise helps reduce weight and cholesterol, and keeps blood pressure and diabetes under control. As a result, the risk of heart disease decreases.
A few days after a heart attack, exercising can improve heart function and reduce breathlessness.
Aerobic exercises like brisk walking, running, cycling, dancing, swimming, and yoga are best for the heart. Performing these activities over a long period can lower heart rate and blood pressure.
Avoid lifting heavy weights or straining during bowel movements.
Keep blood pressure (Hypertension) and diabetes (Diabetes) under control
- Blood pressure and diabetes are major causes of heart disease. Keep them under control with a healthy lifestyle and medications.
Quit smoking bidi/cigarettes
- Smoking bidis or cigarettes is a major cause of heart disease at a young age.
Lose weight
- Obesity invites diabetes and high blood pressure, leading to heart disease.
Reduce mental stress
- Spend quality time with your family.
- Practice meditation and yoga.
- Smile more.
- Organize your work systematically.