8 Tips for a Healthy Heart
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First published: 29. Jan.2025
Overview
Promoting and maintaining your cardiovascular health isn't difficult. It involves acting upon eight factors; four related to a healthy lifestyle: Diet, Physical Activity, Sleep (duration and quality), and no tobacco. Four related to measurable health parameters: Blood pressure, Blood glucose levels, Blood lipids levels (cholesterol and triglycerides), and Body Mass Index (an indicator of obesity or being overweight).
Avoid the number one killer in America: Cardiovascular disease, and live longer and healthier.
References and Further Reading
(1) Martin, S. S., et al., (2025). 2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association. Circulation. doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001303
(2) The American Heart Association, (2025). Heart disease remains leading cause of death as key health risk factors continue to rise. News. January 27, 2025
(3) Lloyd-Jones DM, Allen NB, Anderson CAM, Black T, Brewer LC, Foraker RE, Grandner MA, Lavretsky H, Perak AM, Sharma G, Rosamond W;, (2022). American Heart Association. Life's Essential 8: Updating and Enhancing the American Heart Association's Construct of Cardiovascular Health: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2022 Aug 2;146(5):e18-e43. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001078. Epub 2022 Jun 29. PMID: 35766027; PMCID: PMC10503546
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8 Tips for a Healthy Heart, A. Whittall
©2025 Fit-and-Well.com. First Published: 29.Jan.2025. Update scheduled for 29.Jan.2028. https://www.fit-and-well.com/fitness/heart-health-tips.html
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