Keep Your Heart Healthy

KEEP YOUR HEART HEALTHY Your heart is amazing. Love it up with nutrition and exercise. TRY THESE FOODS FOR HEALTHY HEART Dark Chocolate with a cocoa OATS are a simple source of fiber with the ability to content of 70% may help lower cholesterol Grind Lower blood pressure - but Limit yourself to one small square a few times a week. them up and swap out half the flour in most recipes. Red wine, which contains antioxidants, can help reduce your risk for heart disease. Stick to 4 oz a day. Don't be scared of TOFU - soy proteins, with almost no saturated fat or Blueberries are packed cholesterol, can help reduce your risk of developing heart disease. with anthocyanin, an antioxidant that helps prevent heart disease. Why do exercise FOR HEALTHY HEART A sedentary lifestyle is responsible for approximately Regular exercise Like brisk walking, can cut your risk of 30% of deaths to heart disease and heart disease. stroke in half. Increasing your level of activity vy 3.5 hours a week can reduce your stroke risk by almost 40% regardless of your age. • Women with a BMI of 30 or more are at a 72% increased risk of stroke over women BMI is less than 25.6.