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Women’s Heart Attack-5 Tips for a Healthy Heart

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Women’s heart attack is a big problem in our western society. However, we have been learning there are many prevention tips we can follow as women that will help us never fall into the women with heart disease group. Today, we will cover 5 additional tips.

Tip #13: Speak up. Heated arguements can raise our stress levels and blood pressure. Research also show that bottling up your feelings is unhealthy as well. A study from Western Washington University found that women who avoided saying what was on their mind had a higher risk of heart disease. So, always speak up!

Tip #14: Try Sardines. Many experts recommend geting 500 mg of Omega-3 fatty acids a day to protect aganist inflammation, lower blood fats, and triglycerdies. Sardines, which have 830 mg per 3 ounce serving and wild salmon with 650 mg of omega-3 per serving are food sources you can add to your diet.

Tip #15: Bring out the honey. Too much suger can potentially suppress the production of nitric oxide which helps blood vessels to widen and relax says scientists at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora. One way you can cut back is to use honey. Since it is more concentrated, you use less. Research reveals those who opt for honey have lower cholesterol levels than those who eat sugar.

Tip #16: Spice up your supper. If you want to avoid developing women’s heart attack problems, foods such as onions and garlic not only add delicious flavor to your favorite dishes, but also provide a fiber called inulin. This promited the growth of healthy bacteria in the small intestine which helps remove any bad cholestrol says Christine Gerbstadt, M.D., R.D. a nutrionist in Sratosa, Florida.

Tip #17: Get on the bandwagon. Did you know resistance bands are an essential part of any home gym? Exercisers who use them along with dumbells gained up to three times the body strength as those who only lifted weights according to a study published in the “Journal of Strength Conditioning Research. This build up your muscle mass and raises your good cholesterol levels.

These are easy tips we all can follow as women to avoid developing women’s heart attack problems.

More tips for one month to a healthy heart and you will follow in the next post.

To Your Heart’s Health
Monique Hawkins
540-858-2885
mentormonique@gmail.com
Remember to sign up for my “You Deserve To Have A Healthy Heart” Newletter!

P.S. For more information about Vita Che, what I call the Roto Rooter for your arteries, visit my online nutrition store at http://699456.shopvitamark.com

Women’s Heart Attack-One Month To A Healthy Heart

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Most of us are aware that women’s heart attack incidents are on the rise. Everybody agrees what is needed is preventative heart disease treatments to lessen the liklihood of a woman developing this diesease.

Let’s continue learning tips to prevent you from ever being part of this group.

Tip #5: Use Your Beans-Beans are high in phytosterols and ligans which are substances that bind cholesterol to the small intestine and prevent it from being absorbed in the bloodstream according to Keri Gans, R.D. a dietician in NYC. If you eat one-third of a cup of cooked or canned beans a day, you can slash your chances of a being in the women’s heart attack group by 30%.

Tip #6: Do A Check. Did you know women with vitamin d deficits in their 20′s to early 40′s are three times more likely to develop high blood pressure later in life? This is according to a recent University of Michigan study. Since a whopping 75% of Americn fall short on their vitamin intake, women should have their doctor check vitamin d levels with a blood test.

Tip #7: Wear earplugs to bed? It’s true. It does help because nighttime noise increases your odds of developing high blood pressure by 45%. It interrupts sleep and creates stress according to researcher Theo Bodin. Earplugs can block all that noise.

Tip #8: Call Your Funny Friend. Laughing fo 15 minutes can boost blood flow by 22%. It causes some of the tissue in your blood cell lining to relax. Over the years, this can prevent hardening of the arteris and lower the potential for developing heart attack and stroke.

While women’s heart attack problems are very concernful. there are a number of thiings you can do to develop and keep a healthy heart.

More tips for one month to a healthy heart and you will follow in the next post.

To Your Heart’s Health
Monique Hawkins
540-858-2885
mentormonique@gmail.com
Remember to sign up for my “You Deserve To Have A Healthy Heart” Newletter!

P.S. For more information about Vita Che, what I call the Roto Rooter for your arteries, visit my online nutrition store at http://699456.shopvitamark.com