Top Tips to a Healthier Heart

TOP TIPS TO A HEALTHIER HEART

 - Exercise regularly 30 minutes 5 times a week – your heart is a muscle!

 - If you smoke, stopping smoking is the single most effective thing you can do to reduce your risk of having a heart attack

 - Cut down the alcohol (no more than 1 or 2 units a day)

 - If you have diabetes reduce your other risk factors by avoiding smoking, eating healthily and controlling your weight

 - Eat healthily a low fat diet with lots of fruit and vegetables and eat smaller portions

 - Lose weight if you are over weight – get active!

 - If you have family who have a history of coronary heart disease – reduce the other risk factors

 - If you have high blood pressure or cholesterol work to reduce these

 - Reduce stress levels if they are affecting your health