Ten Ways to Prevent Heart Disease And Cardio

Your Heart…..Your Most Important Organ!

Heart disease is the 1 cause of death in America. Don’t you think you might want to know how you can reduce your chances of dying of heart disease???!!!

1. First one’s a no brainer……..stop smoking!

2. Reduce your blood cholesterol - cut down saturated fat, dairy products, and increase c0nsumption of vegetables.

3. Exercise - weight train, which builds lean body mass which lowers your blood pressure.

4. Reduce your salt intake.

5. Increase your calcium intake - calcium citrate supplement and fruits and vegetables.

6. Take one 81 mg. aspirin daily. (check with your doctor first)

7. Eat fish. Eating fish (salmon is great) and reduce your chance of heart disease from 40% to 50%!

8. Supplement with vitamins C, E and Enzyme CoQ10.

9. Make sure you eat 30 grams of fiber daily. It lowers blood pressure, cholesterol. and blood sugar.

10. Men, having two drinks a day (women; one drink) is more heart healthy than having none! It helps raise your good cholesterol, HDL.

Aerobic means “with oxygen.” Aerobic exercise is low to medium intensity repetition training done over an extended time; it promotes overall cardiovascular fitness. If you are looking to burn calories, aerobic activity is the best way to do it. One can look fit but be in poor cardiovascular shape.

Being lean and muscular is one part of fitness, but cardiovascular fitness is just as important. Cardiovascular disease is one of the top killers of American men. Studies have shown that cardiovascular fitness is perhaps a greater factor than body fat for those at risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. It was found that men who were lean and unfit had double the risk of dying than men who were lean and fit.

Besides being a great way to rapidly burn calories and help shed excess body fat, cardio work’s healthiest benefits are in reducing blood pressure, lowering the risk of heart disease, and improving lung function and lessening stress. Cardiovascular fitness should be part of everyone’s regimen.