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Keeping your Heart Healthy
There are many different things that you can do to keep your heart healthy
and strong. Developing and maintaining healthy life style habits are the
key to lowering your risk of heart disease, heart attacks, and other heart
related problems.
The following suggestions are a starting point to maintaining a healthy heart
and is not meant to be an all-inclusive list.
1. Make healthy eating a lifestyle
• Simple choices like fruits and vegetables are always good.
• When making choices between different foods, opt for those that are
baked, not fried, fat-free or reduced fat, and look for foods made with
whole grains, such as brown rice and wheat pasta.
• When choosing meat, choose lean cuts of meat, chicken, pork or fish.
• Make a point to choose low fat or fat free ice cream, milk, yogurt
and cheese.
2. Get active
• Aerobic exercise is best for the heart and gives it a continuous workout.
Choose activities like riding a bike, jump rope, swimming, soccer, or other
activities that require an almost constant movement.
• At least 30 to 60 minutes of aerobic exercise four times a week is
recommended for children.
• The heart is a muscle that requires exercise to strengthen it and cause it
to work more efficiently.
3. Stay away from smoking, drugs, and alcohol
• Cigarettes contain nicotine which produces adrenaline, causing your heart
to beat faster and work harder.