Heart Health Articles

There are a number of different tactics that you can take in order to improve your cardiovascular health. Improving your exercise, your day-to-day behaviors, and your nutrition will all help you prevent, cut down on, and control the risks associated with poor cardiovascular health. You can improve your cardiovascular health by making just some key yet not too difficult adjustments in your daily habits.

In the majority of people who suffer from various cardiovascular health problems, there are a number of different contributing factors rather than one single lifestyle problem. In many patients, several unhealthy behaviors together are the culprit. For example, smoking, a lack of exercise or not nearly enough exercise, combined with a large amount of salt in one's diet, are all contributing factors when it comes to poor cardiovascular health. You can decide either to address all of the different problems at once, or you can tackle one at a time so that you won't be overwhelmed with the number of lifestyle changes that might be necessary to improve your cardiovascular health.

"What can you do for better cardiovascular health" »

Posted by DF at 07:23 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

What's the biggest risk to your heart health, increasing your risk of heart attack and heart disease?

Look down...

You're sitting on it.

It's your chair, couch, bed or whatever it is that keeps you from getting some exercise.

And the secret is to get off that chair, couch or bed and go sweat for a few minutes.

And no, we're not saying that you need to go out and pay a ton of money to get a gym membership (though gym memberships are not a bad thing...) or to go out and buy a bunch of home exercise equipment (though if that would motivate you, go for it). What we're saying is that you need to start getting some exercise!

How much exercise is best for heart health?

Recent studies show that 20 minutes, 3 times per week is the optimum level of exercise to achieve heart health without hurting your body.

"Heart Health Tip #1: Get Your Heart Rate Up" »

Posted by K at 12:59 PM | Permalink

The next time you talk to your best female friend stop a minute and think - statistics say that one of the two of you will die from heart disease.

In fact, more women will die from cardiovascular disease than from the next six causes combined. (And that includes breast cancer!)

So think about you and your friend... how can you tell which one of you is more likely to die from heart disease?

First - take a look at the two of you.

- Is either of you overweight? Specifically, does either of you have a waistline that's bigger than 35"?

"Heart Disease Will Kill 1 in 2 Women" »

Posted by K at 10:48 AM | Permalink