Love yourself first, taking care of your heart.
It means check what are you eating? ask yourself if you are providing to your
heart the right food? Are you living with stress constantly? Are
you doing something to combat that stress? Are you doing any physical activity?
Are you happy?
Heart
disease is caused by a few factors related with lifestyle, such as high
cholesterol, obesity, high blood pressure, stress, drugs and smoking.
Let's start
with the food, consume a
low- fat diet rich in omega 3 with unsaturated fat such a salmon, olive oil,
avocado and nuts. Omega 3 can improve
cholesterol levels and help reduce the risk of heart attacks.
Consuming
Flavonoid in fruits, vegetables and red wine can also help protect against
heart attacks. This powerful antioxidant may delay the breakdown of
artery-clogging cholesterol that contributes to heart disease.
The garlic
and onion family may protect against cardiovascular disease as well.
Increase
your intake of fiber and soy food, fiber has been show to improve heart health
by reducing harmful LDL cholesterol. The soluble fiber in oats, beans and
flaxseed are especially beneficial. The soluble fiber in flaxseeds forms a gel
in the intestine, helping trap and usher out harmful LDL(bad) cholesterol
particles. To get the most out of flaxseeds, grind them in a coffee
grinder. Oatmeal can prevent the
restricted blood flow in arteries that is typical after a high-fat meal and is
a symptom of heart disease. The soluble fiber in oats is believed to slow the
absorption of fat into the bloodstream, as well as suppress cholesterol
absorption in the digestive tract.
Berries are
tiny powerful antioxidants, they contain fiber, folate, phytochemicals, which
may reduce the risk for developing heart disease and cancer.
Mushrooms
are healing food, they have B vitamins, niacin and riboflavin; all these
compounds fight heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, high cholesterol,
migraine and viral infections. Just 4 ounces of fresh shiitake mushrooms a week
can reduce cholesterol.
Explore the
Cabbage family; bok choy and brussels sprouts may help to fight off heart
disease and cancer. They contain antioxidants that may protect cells from
free-radical damage. They also they contain folate, an important B
vitamin that has been shown to reduce the incidence of cancer and lower heart
disease risk.
Maintain a healthy lifestyle! It's
a key to keep our heart happy and functioning well. Everyone have stress, we
need to learn new ways to deal with the anxiety and stress of our lives. You can control stress through exercise,
meditation, dance class, capoeira, yoga, pilates, TRX or any activity that keeps
you moving and makes you sweat. Of course
it will also help maintain a healthy weight and body. Focus on creating calm in your life, it is
not easy but if we want it we can find it, everything is in your mind.
Laughter
makes your heart happy! Laughing
keeping you young and healthy? It’s true, thinking positive, living an
energetic or active life keeps you young. My grandmother Africa always has a party
inside her, enjoying life everyday! This
is why I'm always smiling and laughing; its genetic LOL!. My grandmother laughs
a lot and loves to dance and I think that is one key to keeping her healthy and
well.
§Laughter
also triggers healthy physical changes in the body. Humor and laughter
strengthen your immune system, boost your energy, diminish pain, and protect
you from the damaging effects of stress thus
improving your resistance to disease.
§Laughter
protects the heart. Laughter improves the function of blood vessels and
increases blood flow, which can help protect you against a heart attack and
other cardiovascular problems. Best
of all, this priceless medicine is fun, free, and easy to use.
"The goal is to help people live
longer, healthier lives".
