7 Tips to Keep Your Heart Healthy

5. Sleep adequately

An average adult needs 7-10 hours of sleep daily. If your quota of daily sleep is not fulfilled, it would lead to health deterioration in the long run. Bodies that are sleep deprived release stress hormones that lead to inflammation by the blockage of arteries.

6. Eat healthily

Like they say, you are what you eat. You will be healthy and fit if you eat nutritious and balanced diets consisting of green leafy vegetables, fruits, nuts, milk, oats, etc. The best way to prevent not only the heart, but also other parts of your body from deteriorating is by eating as healthily as possible, right from the formative teenage years.

7. Stop smoking

Not only your lungs but your heart is also at risk when you smoke cigarettes. The nicotine increases blood pressure and releases carbon monoxide in the blood stream, thus making the heart work harder than it generally does.