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How can you improve your heart health?

I am a 40 year old male. I want to know how can I improve your heart health?

4 Answers

-Regular exercise.
-Well-balanced diet with ample fiber content, Green vegetables and fruit daily.
-Avoid smoking and excess alcohol consumption.
-Yearly routine check-up after the age of 45.
Aerobic exercise 30 min 5 x per week. Low fat diet. Maintain a BMI around 24-25. Cholesterol <200 and LDL <100. HgbA1c <5.7 BP <130/80 and ideally around 110/70.
Diet, check for high cholesterol and diabetes, treat high blood pressure, exercise and keep your weight down, and avoid tobacco.
Good diet - Mediterranean is best, mild regular exercise, done be overweight, take supplements - a good multi, menage fish oils at least 3 grams per day, and calcium and magnesium 500mg daily is what I tell my patients to do.

Regards,

Gerald Lewis, MD