New guidelines for heart health

YOU'RE LOOKING AT A LIVE
PICTURE OF XXX.AMANDA: HEART
DISEASE IS THE LEADING CAUSE
OF DEATH FOR BOTH MEN AND
WOMEN, AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
ABOUT 1 IN EVERY 4 DEATHS IN
THE COUNTRY.... BUT IT'S NEVER
TOO LATE TO MAKE LIFESTYLE
CHANGES THAT CAN HELP PREVENT
HEART DISEASE.JOINING US
DURING AMERICAN HEART MONTH TO
TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE
CHANGES IS CARDIOLOGIST
CAITLIN GIESLER FROM SETON
HEART INSTITUTE.FIRST, WHAT
ARE SOME TIPS TO KEEP YOUR
HEART HEALTHY? WATCH WHAT YOU
EAT: THE FOODS YOU EAT CAN
DECREASE YOUR RISK OF HEART
DISEASE AND STROKE. CHOOSE
FOODS THAT ARE LOW IN
SATURATED FAT, TRANS FAT, AND
SODIUM, AND EAT PLENTY OF
FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND
FIBER-RICH WHOLE GRAINS.
EXERCISE REGULARLY: AT LEAST
30 MINUTES OF PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY FIVE TIMES PER WEEK.
EXERCISE CAN BE ANYTHING THAT
GETS YOUR BODY MOVING, AND IT
CAN BE AS EASY AS TAKING THE
STAIRS INSTEAD OF THE ELEVATOR.
MAINTAIN A HEALTHY WEIGHT:
BEING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE ARE
RISK FACTORS FOR
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. FOR
OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE ADULTS
WITH OTHER RISK FACTORS SUCH
AS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, A
WEIGHT LOSS OF 3-5% OF BODY
WEIGHT CAN PRODUCE CLINICALLY
SIGNIFICANT RESULTS AGAINST
HEART DISEASE PREVENTION.STOP
SMOKING.LIMIT YOUR ALCOHOL
INTAKE.MANAGE OTHER HEALTH
CONDITIONS: MANAGE HEALTH
CONDITIONS SUCH AS DIABETES,
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, AND HIGH
CHOLESTEROL. EACH OF THESE ARE
RISK FACTORS FOR
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, AND
ALL CAN BE MANAGED THROUGH A
HEALTHY DIET, PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY, AND IN SOME CASES,
MEDICATION.IF FEELS LIKE HIGH
BLOOD PRESSURE IS ALWAYS AN
ISSUE WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH
FOR MANY PEOPLE, BUT THE
GUIDLINES HAVE CHANGED. WHAT
DO THESE GUIDELINES SAY? A
RECENT DECISION BY LEADING
HEART HEALTH GROUPS TO LOWER
THE CUTOFF FOR HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE WILL CAUSE 45 PERCENT
OF U.S. ADULTS MANY UNDER THE
AGE OF 45 TO BE CATEGORIZED AS
HYPERTENSIVE. WHILE THE
GUIDELINES WILL INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE DIAGNOSED
WITH HYPERTENSION, THE
EMPHASIS FOR MOST OF THESE
PEOPLE IS AWARENESS AND
LIFESTYLE MEASURES RATHER THAN
MEDICATION. THE NEW GUIDELINES
ESTABLISHED BY THE AMERICAN
HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA), THE
AMERICAN COLLEGE
HTTPS://WWW.SETON
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New guidelines for heart health

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