The document discusses healthy steps to take care of one's heart, including balancing cholesterol levels and blood pressure through diet and exercise. It recommends maintaining a healthy diet by eating whole grains, vegetables, fruits and drinking water while avoiding processed foods. Regular exercise is also suggested to keep the heart working effectively.
The document discusses healthy steps to take care of one's heart, including balancing cholesterol levels and blood pressure through diet and exercise. It recommends maintaining a healthy diet by eating whole grains, vegetables, fruits and drinking water while avoiding processed foods. Regular exercise is also suggested to keep the heart working effectively.
The document discusses healthy steps to take care of one's heart, including balancing cholesterol levels and blood pressure through diet and exercise. It recommends maintaining a healthy diet by eating whole grains, vegetables, fruits and drinking water while avoiding processed foods. Regular exercise is also suggested to keep the heart working effectively.
SOURCE: Blue Care Network of Michigan (2011,August 12).
Healthy Steps to a Healthy
Heart.Retrived from http://www.mibcn.com/about/corporate/newsletter/heathy-heart.pdf. The Greatest Wealth Is Health. Vol 2, 18 August 2011 he main function of our heart is to pump and send oxygen to all parts of our body. Moreover, one needs to balance the cholesterol level, blood pressure and exercise regularly to have a healthy heart. Practicing a healthy diet can help to control cholesterol level and blood pressure making the heart works effectively. When the heart works well, the body will work well too. SUGGESTION Keeping up with daily exercise routine. Avoid taking processed food such as potato chips, fried chickens with excessive preserving powder and jellies that usually contain colouring and high amount of sugar. Consume whole grains such as bread and oatmeal.
Drink s lot of plain water, at least 8 glasses per day.
Put vegetables in every meal, at least 3 to 5 servings. This will help with the digestion system.
Take fruits as a healthy snack to replace chips and other unhealthy tidbits. We can create awareness among family members, students and community about the important to take care of our heart and avoiding fatal diseases which in this case is the heart failure. T Contributed by : ZALINA BT RASHID