tips to prevent heart disease
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Tips to prevent Heart Disease
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Choose foods that are low in unhealthy fats and cholesterol
Both types of fat are linked to increases in blood pressure and an elevated risk of developing heart disease.
Eliminate all trans-fat and saturated fats from your diet. Tran-fat is the most dangerous type of fat and is linked to a host of negative side effects.
Eating Heart-Healthy Foods
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Decrease the amount of foods you eat that contain these type of fats, such as red meats, full-fat dairy products, palm oils, fried foods, packaged foods, margarine, and processed baked goods.
Exercise for 30 minutes five days per week
As an alternative, you can do 25 minutes of vigorous activity three days per week and some kind of moderate to high intensity muscle training twice per week.
Aim for five 30 minute moderate exercise sessions five days per week, but keep in mind that you can divide these sessions into smaller ones throughout the day.
Making Other Lifestyle Changes
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Request regular health screening tests from your doctor
Have your cholesterol levels checked every 5 years beginning at age 20 if you are at risk of having high cholesterol.
Have your blood pressure checked every two years. You may need to get checked more often if your numbers are high or if you are at risk of high blood pressure.
Getting Help from Your Doctor
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The recommended age to begin screening for diabetes is 45, but you should ask your doctor when you should started having screenings based on your medical history and risk factors.
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