Tips to improve health at 40
Mid life crisis and feeling low at heart, you have to take care of your heart as well.
A healthy heart means a healthy life…
Heart health is important to live a healthy and enjoyable life. As you start to age you should be concerned about your heart health more. But how do you get good heart health or improve your current heart health? In today’s article, we will find out some ways to improve your heart health
Table of contents
- Active life healthy life
- Do not smoke
- Lower your sugar intake
- Lessen processed foods and salt
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Stay happy and do not stress
- Active life healthy life
Being overweight is unhealthy in every way. We know fat people will get diabetes, cholesterol, and have a heart attack much quicker than slim people. Workouts will keep you fit and healthy. You should make a schedule or routine for workouts especially if you are 40 and above. An active lifestyle means you are a healthy person. If you want to have a more happy and healthy life you should prefer an active style of living. Walking instead of driving, and preferring outdoor games over indoor games means you will have a longer and healthier life. Not only these will prevent you from having heart disease but also diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, etc.
- Do not smoke
Smoking can be a reason for many diseases one of them being heart disease. Smokers are at risk of CVD (cardiovascular disease) more than non smokers. Smoking can be a major factor for heart disease in a person.
- Lower your sugar intake
Cut off the sugar you take in a day. Taking high amounts of sugar means you are more likely to have diabetes and a higher risk of heart problems. Excessive intake of sugar is already injurious to one’s health.
- Lessen processed foods and salt
Talking too much salt will give you high blood pressure resulting in a heart attack. Ultra-processed foods are linked to multiple heart-related factors like obesity and hypertension. Salt is also the main ingredient in this processed food which is a main reason for heart diseases.
- Stay happy and don’t stress
Anyone who is living an unhealthy life can get a heart attack but the risk will get higher if you are 40 or above. Low-agers are also getting heart attacks there are many reasons. One of them is stress, yes if you stress and. When you are stressed a hormone named cortisol is released. High levels of cortisol from long-term stress increase blood pressure, blood cholesterol, and blood sugar which are common factors of heart disease.