11 5 steps to keep heart healthy

Heart disease or heart attack is often called the "silent killer". Besides we have to recognize the signs of heart attack, then we also need to apply the simple steps to maintaining heart health.
One of the factors triggering heart disease are unhealthy diet, in addition to other factors such as age, obesity, smoking, and so forth. In addition to keeping food choices or eating, there are some easy ways to maintain and improve heart health. Holly Andersen, Director of Education at the Ronald O Perelman Heart Foundation of New York provides an easy 5-step applied in maintaining heart health.

Step 1: Know the numbers
First of all, it never hurts to know how the numbers of blood pressure, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels in our body. Thus, we will be encouraged to change some habits (bad) and started to pay attention to the heart.
Step 2: Start walking
Exercise is key to staying healthy and youthful. No need to do heavy exercise. With a light walk for 20-30 minutes in a few days a week would not be too burdensome. Do it immediately! If there arises feeling lazy, try to see the following, with a light walk highly effective in reducing the risk of heart disease by 50 percent!
Step 3: Laugh off
Who does not like to laugh. Proved that laughter is the most potent drug. Some studies say, if we laughed for 15 minutes, it is similar to doing aerobics for 30 minutes with the same manfat for cardiovascular us. In addition, note also that laughter healthy function of blood vessels, increase the hormone in the brain that also enhance the "mood" as well as reduce pain and anxiety. But remember, do not laugh alone amid the crowd. Danger.
Step 4: Focus on the waist instead of weight
Noted that waist circumference is a more appropriate benchmark to determine our overall health than weight. This is due, because the fat on the waist could have an effect on many things such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and high risk of diabetes.
Step 5: A good night's sleep
The function of sleep is very important for our health, because sleep is one of the most crucial activities of all our routines. If we lack of sleep can increase blood pressure, increased appetite, stress triggers, and slows metabolism. So, from now on begin to see to it that we can sleep soundly tonight so that we can maintain heart health.

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