Heart Health
The first step, of course, for a healthy heart is to cover the basics — eat well,
manage your weight and exercise. If you take care of yourself, you're essentially
giving stress less for your heart to work with—and a healthy body to help it do its job.
Change what you can, accept what you can't, as the proverb tells us. Successful
agers typically feel in control of their day-to-day lives, but they don't fret about issues
they can't control.
Run in Social Circles. Study after study shows social support makes a measurable
difference in how we cope with stress and how we age.
Exercise is the solution for pretty much every health problem, but it especially helps
heart and lung health.
Get more sleep. When you start to lose sleep, your body responds the way it always
does in a crisis — it activates the stress response.
The first step, of course, for a healthy heart is to cover the basics — eat well,
manage your weight and exercise. If you take care of yourself, you're essentially
giving stress less for your heart to work with—and a healthy body to help it do its job.
Change what you can, accept what you can't, as the proverb tells us. Successful
agers typically feel in control of their day-to-day lives, but they don't fret about issues
they can't control.
Run in Social Circles. Study after study shows social support makes a measurable
difference in how we cope with stress and how we age.
Exercise is the solution for pretty much every health problem, but it especially helps
heart and lung health.
Get more sleep. When you start to lose sleep, your body responds the way it always
does in a crisis — it activates the stress response.
Heart Health
from Living Older, Living Better! by Katrina Gwinn, MD
Smoking is a major risk factor for Heart and Lung problems (as well as for many other
problems, such as Cancer). However, its hard to quit. Smokefree.gov has online materials
to help you quit and also has information on state "Quitlines" (hot lines that will give you
moral support while you are trying to quit smoking). Call 1-877-44U-QUIT
(1-877-448-7848)or visit online, http://www.smokefree.gov
problems, such as Cancer). However, its hard to quit. Smokefree.gov has online materials
to help you quit and also has information on state "Quitlines" (hot lines that will give you
moral support while you are trying to quit smoking). Call 1-877-44U-QUIT
(1-877-448-7848)or visit online, http://www.smokefree.gov
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