10 Ways to Be Smart for Your Heart

Keep your heart beating strong.  ProHealth Care’s Regional Heart & Vascular Center encourages you to consider these important points for a strong and healthy heart:

1. Know your numbers (HDL, LDL, total cholesterol, triglycerides, blood pressure, blood glucose).
2. If you smoke, QUIT, and avoid second-hand smoke.
3. Exercise 30 minutes per day most days of the week. Find our your BMI by taking the Adult Body Mass Index Quiz.
4. Know your family history/genetics.
5. East a diet rich in vegetables and include healthy fats. View heart healthy reciepes.
6. Find healthy ways to manage stress, such as yoga, walking or meditation.
7. Sleep 7-8 hours each night.
8. Limit alcohol and caffeine. Learn how alcohol affects your body.
9. Maintain a healthy weight and Body Mass Index (BMI).
10. ProHealth Care’s Regional Heart & Vascular Center offers many prevention and wellness programs.  Discover the most up-to-date class and event offerings to keep your heart beating strong

Talk to Your Physician Today

Talk to your physician to make sure you're on the right track to a healthy heart. To find a ProHealth Care Physican of your own Visit our Physician Directory  or talk to one of our Physician Referral Specialist today at (262) 928-2745 or 1-800-544-2745.

Major Risk Factors & Symptoms for Heart Disease

Do you know what the major risk factors or symptoms are for heart disease? Find out today by using the Heart Alert Tool.