Tips to how to maintain a healthy heart

As a youth, if you start doing small things everyday that maintains a healthy body for you, then you have a better chance of living a longer, happier and healthier life. Your activities that keeps your heart healthy will also likely reduce your chance of developing many other types of diseases, like type 2 diabetes and cancer. Avoid the following tips to stay healthier

Try to avoid smoking/using tobacco products: 

If you are a smoker and your friends pleads with you to try out smokeless tobacco, or electronic cigarettes, say no! This is because, Smoking traditional cigarettes or electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes or vapes), or using smokeless tobacco (also called dip, snuff or chew) are some of the worst harm you can do to your body. Smoking ANY tobacco product harms nearly EVERY organ in your body and can readily cause heart disease and cancer. Using smokeless tobacco is NOT advised as a safe alternative to smoking!

Always try to be physically active every day: 

Be regular with physical activity, as this helps to keep your heart healthy and strong and it helps you build healthy muscles, bones and joints.

Always eat a heart-friendly diet:

Try and eat plenty of fruits and vegetables; choose whole-grain foods; eat fish, especially oily fish like salmon, trout, herring, a minimum of two times a week; reduce your intake of saturated and trans fats; control the amount of red meat you eat and choose lean meats and poultry; always choose fat-free (skim), one per cent fat and low-fat dairy products; control your intake of beverages and foods with added sugars; research about sodium and the common foods that have too much of it; Try to drink water instead of sugary drinks.

Watch your weight: 

As you experience body growth and changes, gaining and losing some weight is an essential part of developing into a healthy young adult. Maintaining your body weight in a healthy range goes a long way towards keeping your heart healthy and fit.

Watch your blood pressure, keep it healthy: 

Try and check your heart status with your Doctor, because when your blood vessels and heart are healthy, the vessels are flexible enough to expand and contract.

Tryout these tips and see an improvement in your hearts status. leave us a comment