According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is America's leading killer in the U.S.
Most Americans are unaware that taking precautionary measures such as eating a healthy diet, controlling stress levels, and getting enough exercise can go a long way in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Here are five simple steps you can take to maintain a healthy heart:
• Eat a Fruit and Vegetable Diet: The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) new Dietary Guidelines recommend that adults should eat a recommended amount of fruits and vegetables each day to reduce their risk of heart disease.
• Exercise: Exercise helps improve heart function, lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and increases energy. The American Heart Association reports that 38.6 percent of adults in the United States say that they do not engage in leisure activities. Adults should have at least 30 to 60 minutes of vigorous physical activity several days a week.
• Add Fiber to Your Diet: Fiber offers many benefits for heart health, including lowering the risk of heart disease and high blood cholesterol. Try to get a recommended amount of fiber (25 to 30 grams) in your daily diet.
• Eat Omega-3s: Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (EPA and DHA) help maintain a healthy cardiovascular system by maintaining cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the body. Good sources of omega-3 fatty acids in seafood, such as salmon, tuna, crab and shrimp.
• Add Your Food: A good supplement can serve as your nourishing seat belt. Health experts, including doctors, nutritionists, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), agree that most foods in the US do not have adequate levels of many essential nutrients such as antioxidants, omega-3s and plant sterols needed to maintain a healthy heart and that adding a daily multivitamin or dietary supplement can help fill the gaps in nutrition.
Herbalife, a leading provider of nutritional supplements, has developed, under the direction of Nobel Laureate in Medicine Dr. Louis Ignacio, a series of cardiovascular ingredients containing ingredients that are important areas of cardiovascular health in adults, including maintaining healthy cholesterol, triglyceride and triglyceride. Homocysteine levels are already within normal range and healthy circulation. New research sheds light on ways to help older Americans stay healthy longer. According to this study, thousands of heart disease, stroke, and death could be prevented if patients used prescription blood pressure medications.
The study, "Reducing a Person's Impact on High Blood Pressure," looked at the number of strokes, heart attacks, deaths and placement of nursing facilities that could be avoided each year if all older people were actively managing high blood pressure. For example, it was found that proper treatment for high blood pressure could prevent the deaths of some 7,000 people in Los Angeles alone.
"Currently, two-thirds of Medicare beneficiaries have high blood pressure, which puts millions of adults at risk every year," according to Drs. Paul Antony, medical officer of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. For most people, however, high blood pressure can be controlled.
High blood pressure has no symptoms. If you are in danger, you should be checked regularly by your doctor. Self-examination at pharmacies and grocery stores is helpful, but it may not be completely reliable. Check yourself if you are over 60, if you smoke, if you eat too much salt, if you are living a life of severe depression or diabetes.
Across the country, this study found that about a quarter of adults with high blood pressure could easily control their condition with appropriate treatment. Effective treatment includes proper diet, exercise, lifestyle changes and taking prescription medications.
Studies show that age-related illnesses are not simply the result of aging. With the help of a doctor, these diseases can actually be treated, controlled, and prevented.
One of the sponsors of this study is Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), an organization representing the country's leading pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies. Members are dedicated to developing medicines that allow patients to live longer, healthier and more productive lives and are at the forefront of the search for new solutions.
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