Skip to main content

7 Factors of Heart Health

7 Factors of Heart Health


These seven factors- if you can keep them ideal or control them- end up being the fountain of youth for your heart. You live longer, you live healthier longer, you have much better quality of life in older age, require less medication, less medical care.

Specifically, those with ideal cardiovascular health can answer yes to the following seven questions:

1. Never smoked or quit more than one year ago
2. Body mass index less than 25
3. Get at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise each week (that's 30 minutes 5x week)
4. Meet these dietary recommendations:
    • Eat Whole, unprocessed foods
    • 60-80% of your plate should be fresh vegetables in salads or lightly steamed. Also include plenty of fresh fruits- preferably organic
    • Do not eat commercially processed foods such as cookies, cakes, crackers, TV dinners, soft drinks, packaged sauce mixes, etc. READ LABELS!
    • Avoid all refined sweeteners such as sugar, dextrose, glucose, high fructose, corn syrup and fruit juices. 
    • Avoid white flour, white flour products and white rice.
    • Avoid all trans fats, hydrogenated and partially hyrogenated fats and oils. 
    • Check out our recipe section under Wellness Center 
5. Total cholesterol of less than 200 
    • Note: High cholesterol does not cause heart disease, rather it is a sign of it. Covering it up with Statin drugs is not a good idea. 
6. Blood pressure below 120/80
7. Fasting blood glucose less than 100.

Keep stress at a minimum. 
Chiropractic adjustments help the body release stress! 


www.mysuperspine.com

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

4 Ways to Create More Energy

4 ways to Create More Energy Feel like you are running on empty? Energy is something we need to complete our daily tasks and those large stressful ones that pop up. Getting more energy is simpler than you think. Check out these easy steps…   1. Don’t worry about a thing – Don’t let what you cannot control, control you!  2. Chaos kills your passion – Freedom comes from organization. Take some time daily, weekly or monthly to organize your desk, your calendar, your computer, your car & your living space.  3. Extra boost in your food – Make sure you are eating breakfast every morning, even if you aren’t hungry. Stay hydrated by drinking 2-3 liters of water per day. Eating fiber will release energy at a slow steady rate.  4. Keep your nervous system balanced – Chiropractic adjustments help to reduce stress and worry, increase energy in your body and bring more joy to your life.  How do you stay energized throughou...
Post a Comment
Read more

12 Facts on What Sugar Does to Your Body

Sugar The average American consumes 31 teaspoons per day! Here's what it does to your body: Blocks Serotonin (needed for proper sleep) Uses up valuable citamins and minerals (Vitamins B & C, Calcium & etc.) Causes dramatic rise and fall of insulin levels Leads to poor dental health Increases the risk factors for heart disease May contribute to ADHD in 20% of children Lowers zinc levels which can contribute to learning disabilities & sexual dysfunction Ferments in the intestines preventing a good immune response Increases inflammation & insulin levels H. Pylori attacks when the stomach is lined with the wrong sugar Gall stones indicate that you are making too much insulin  Excess insulin irritates the artery walls causing them to go into spasm which can result in high blood pressure. Chiropractic is a major part of a healthy lifestyle, so is nutrition. Did you know we do nutrition consultations in the office? We want to get you on the healthiest t...
Post a Comment
Read more

How is your curve?

Have you had your neck checked by a chiropractor? A side view x-ray of the neck will show you the condition of your curve. Maybe you have already had one and have been told by the doctor that you have lost your normal curve or have forward head posture. If so, then read on to learn more about how important it is to correct this curve. What is Straightening of the Normal Cervical Lordosis a Big Problem? When you lose the normal neck curve, the weight of the head is no longer balanced by the opposing curve (kyphosis) in the upper back. This causes muscle power to be needed to keep the head upright. For example, in the picture to the right, the head is being held up by the muscles at the back of the neck, leading to overload where those muscles attach to the skull, causing headache pain. This also causes more weight to be transferred to the discs between the vertebrae, which can lead to more wear-and-tear disc degeneration.  How Does Straightening of the Normal Cervical Lordosis...
Post a Comment
Read more