Lifestyles Ideas Management - Heart

The average adult heart is about the size of a clenched fist and weighs about 300g.
Heart disease is the world’s number one killer and in Singapore one in three die from heart disease and stroke.
Here’s how you can reduce your chances of decreasing your blood cholesterol by 10 percent and reduce your risk of heart disease by 20 to 40 percent. Cut out unhealthy fats and offal from your diet. Quit smoking for two year and your risk of heart disease becomes comparable to that of a non-smoker. Prepare your vegetable sticks and chomp on one whenever the urge to light up hits you. Drop your blood pressure by 5mmHg and your heart disease risk goes by 20 percent. Ask for fries unsalted.
Healthy lifestyles ideas of food do not have to be hard to swallow.
Cinnamon and cloves – your spice cupboard could hold the key to a healthy heart. Studies have shown that cinnamon and cloves improves insulin function and help lower cholesterol and triglycerides by up to 30 percent. Just add a pinch of cinnamon powder to your yoghurt or coffee. Coffee had a 24 percent lower risk of dying of heart disease, however drinking too much caffeine can make you nervous so try to restrict your coffee to three cups a day. Opt for something healthy in the morning, milk and cereal. Breakfast eaters consume few calories and less saturated fat and cholesterol than non-breakfast eaters. It is also believed that the lack of calcium in your diet can contribute to the buildup of artery clogging plaque.