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What lifestyle changes can I make to improve my heart health?

I have poor heart health. What lifestyle changes can I make to improve my heart health?

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Remember to check with your primary care doctor or local medical professional upon introducing over the counter supplements such as CoQ10 for your heart health.
Hey there! Some basic changes you can work on implementing to improve your heart health include exercising 30 minutes/5 days a week, altering your diet by reducing foods high in sodium, eating a well-balanced diet, and weight monitoring. The American Heart Association has many great recommendations and tips as well:
https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/fitness/fitness-basics/aha-recs-for-physical-activity-in-adults
Just remember, don't overwhelm yourself by making drastic changes all at once, set obtainable goals and work diligently, then continue increasing your goals. You got this!
I went from Keto to carnivore and seem to have improved overall health markers
Hi, decrease your sodium intake (salt) and increase walking. You don't have to walk fast. Just walk.
Weight loss to BMI of less than 25. Low fat diet and cardiovascular exercise at least 30 minutes every other day and daily walking for at least 30 minutes daily without impact to hurt joints
Eat a balanced diet, remember to get in the greens for their micronutrient rich benefits, exercise daily, manage stress, meditate.

As you keep a healthy diet, talk to your Provider about your blood lab results and if they agree to begin taking a supplemental O-Mega 3 fish oil.

Hope that helps!

Matthew
Hi, I'd be curious to know why you think you have "poor heart health".
But in general, diet, exercise, blood pressure control, maintaining a healthy weight for your body type etc can all help to maintain or even improve (in some cases) ones overall heart health.

For further reading, I'd recommend looking into something called an ASCVD score, which is a tool we use in medicine to help determine an individual's overall predictive risk for developing heart attack or stroke over time. This score can then be used to discuss with your doctor to help determine whether certain measures should be taken now in order to protect yourself for years to come.