8 tips to reduce the age of your heart

Sleep at least 6 to 8 hours per night:

Lack of sleep disrupts the regulatory mechanism of the hormones produced by the body, which helps to "damage the arteries over the long term," says Dr. Francis Square, cardiologist. Moreover, in the long term, it leads to making substantial weight, increased stress, decreased immunity and a propensity to offset fatigue through an exciting excessive drinking (alcohol, coffee, cigarettes). So many bad factors for heart. In the short term, insufficient duration of sleep causes fatigue, emotion, lack of concentration and poor memory.

Cook his meals to reduce the salt and butter:

One is never better served than by yourself and it starts in the plate. The advantage to cook its meals itself is multiple. This makes it easier to know what they eat, to maintain a stable weight, choose cooking (preferred steam rather than frying) but also to limit the foods the heart and blood vessels hate most: salt and fat, present in large quantities in prepared dishes.

Move at least 30 minutes a day:

Physical inactivity is one of the worst enemies of a healthy heart because it is primarily a muscle to maintain. Before playing sports as we understand it, the most important is to stay active all day as stay over seven consecutive hours without moving is very bad.

We must move at least 30 minutes a day, for example getting up every two or three hours and walk a few minutes.

have a steady blood pressure:

is one of the leading risk factors for cardiovascular disease. A disease more dangerous it is silent.

Blood pressure is monitored at each medical consultation, the cardiologist recommends especially to pay attention to their cholesterol levels via a blood test. Because if it is not well controlled, high cholesterol can prevent blood from flowing well, which strains the heart and increases the risk of heart attack and heart failure.

Eat more vegetables and fruits:

If too fat, too salty food is not recommended for heart, fruits and vegetables, however, are preferred. Rich in antioxidants, vitamin, fiber and potassium, they help reduce cardiovascular risk. As well as the type of legumes beans, peas or lentils. Many studies show that the Mediterranean diet, which includes such foods as olive oil and fish but little meat and butter, is one of the best for health.

Learning to reduce stress:

It is difficult to formally establish a direct link between stress levels and the health of chronic stress heart.The often associated with a lifestyle far from sain.Pour prevent stress from encroaching on health, it is best to find an outlet like sports or a hobby.

Alcohol: no more than two to three drinks per day:

Like good food, alcohol is consumed in moderation. If in small quantities of polyphenols antioxidants found in red wine would prevent cardiovascular disorders, should not be abused. The heart is sensitive to excessive alcohol consumption, which directly influences the increase in blood pressure.

Stop Smoking: never  too late!

Tobacco is accused of many cardiovascular ailments, the first is to reduce the blood flow in the arteries, which leads to tissue oxygenation failure. Result: this mechanism favors the long and insidious onset of cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction or stroke.