Most heart disease is decided by habits we repeat thousands of times. Our cardiology team picked the five that make the biggest difference, and the numbers that show it.
1. Walk For Twenty Minutes A Day
Brisk walking for twenty minutes a day lowers blood pressure within weeks. You do not need a gym: the walk to the station counts, as long as you are a little out of breath.
2. Know Your Numbers
Blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar rarely cause symptoms until they have done damage. A yearly check takes ten minutes and one blood test.
We see the same pattern every week: the patients who know their numbers are the ones who change them.
3. Eat One More Vegetable
Forget the perfect diet. Adding one portion of vegetables a day and swapping one processed snack is a change people keep.
4. Sleep Seven Hours
Short sleep raises blood pressure and appetite. A regular bedtime matters as much as the number of hours.
5. Stop Smoking, With Help
Quitting halves the risk of a heart attack within a year. Our smoking clinic more than doubles the chance of success.
Consultant cardiologist at Clinexa, leading the heart failure and arrhythmia clinics.
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Two Comments
The twenty-minute walk is the one that stuck for me. Blood pressure down twelve points since spring.
That is a wonderful result, Thomas. Keep the readings coming at your next check.
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