February is American Heart Month: Be Heart Smart – Heart Friendly Facts to Live By
By admin ~ February 5th, 2010. Filed under: Health.
Reduce your risk for high blood pressure by 50% by balancing your sodium and potassium intake. Eat twice as much potassium as sodium; when you consume 200mg of sodium, consider eating 1 banana, which contains 400mg of potassium.
Reduce your risk for heart disease by 50% within a year after quitting smoking.
If you are post-menopausal and have a history of chest pain, heart attack or stroke, reduce your risk by 25% by taking a daily aspirin.
Reduce your risk for heart disease by 40% by exercising five hours or more per week. You can also reduce your risk by 23% by working out with weights for 30 minutes, three times per week.
Reduce your risk for heart disease by 40% by drinking 8 ounces of cranberry juice three times per day.
Reduce your risk for heart disease by 26% by sipping half a glass of red wine per day (but not more!)
Increase blood vessel dilation by 21% by having twice-daily meditation sessions.
You are 19% less likely to be hospitalized for heart disease if you get a flu shot.
10 grams of fiber daily will decrease total cholesterol.
20 minutes of napping, three times per week, will lessen your likelihood of dying of heart disease.
There is an average 30 point difference in blood pressure between those who are lonely and those who aren’t – so make a new friend!
Holding hands slows your heart rate by 5 beats per minute, reducing stress!
