DoWhat’s Good For Your Heart!
PATIENT SUCCESS STORY
“It was good, even fun, to work with the exercises given to me.”
Tips for Better Heart Health
1. Aim for lucky number seven. Young and middle-aged adults who sleep hours a night have less calcium in their arteries (an early sign of heart disease) than those who sleep 5 hours or less or those who sleep 9 hours or more. 2. Keep the pressure off. Get your blood pressure checked every 3-5 years if you’re 18-39. If you’re 40 or older, or if you have high blood pressure, check it every year. 3. Move more. To keep it simple, you can aim for 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week of moderate exercise. Even if you exercise for 30 minutes a day, being sedentary for the other 23 1/2 hours is really bad for your heart. 4. Slash saturated fats. To help your heart’s arteries, cut down on saturated fats, which are mainly found in meat and full-fat dairy products. Choose leaner cuts and reduced-fat options. 5. Find out if you have diabetes. Millions of people don’t know that they have this condition. That’s risky because, over time, high blood sugar damages arteries and makes heart disease more likely.
“My sciatica was causing pain down my leg when biking or sitting. The exercises Mike gave were very helpful. It was good, even fun, to work with the exercises given to me. I could tell the problemwith the leg pain was subsiding gradually. I will continue to maintain doing the exercises given to me since they were so helpful. WAPT staff are always encouraging and pleasant.” -Sharon
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