The heart is the engine of our body. It is important to assume care routines, controlling the risk factors will reduce the first cause of death in the world by a very high percentage, which is related to cardiovascular diseases.
KEY TIPS TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEART AND BRAIN HEALTH:
The Medical Center provides the following recommendations to ensure good heart health:
- Maintain a healthy weight (body mass index <25 kg/m2).
- Control blood glucose level.Cardiovascular diseases are responsible for 80% of deaths in people with diabetes according to the American Diabetes Association. That’s why it’s important to control your blood sugar level so that you can receive treatment if the specialist diagnoses diabetes. If this pathology is not diagnosed and treated on time, the risk of heart and cerebrovascular diseases increases.
- To avoid the use of tobacco.
- Eat a diet based on fruits, vegetables, fish, whole grains and nuts. In turn, low in salt. Avoid consumption of sugary drinks, processed foods and saturated fats.
- Walking 30 minutes a day helps protect your heart
- Walking and doing any regular physical activity adapted to the physical conditions of each individual helps take care of the heart, and also improves weight control, fitness and mood. Try to get 150 minutes of physical activity a week.
- Excess cholesterol is one of the main risk factors in the development of heart disease. Try to keep the following reference value: Total cholesterol < 200 mg/dl.
- Regularly control blood pressure <120/<80 mmHg.
- When performing medical check-ups, ensure that fasting blood glucose is at the following value: <100 mg/dl.
- Promote good psychological health, taking care of their mental health and their social environment.
Achieve a restful sleep, it is suggested to sleep 8 hours a day.