Heart-Healthy Lifestyle Changes
Positive changes can be detected in the body almost immediately after making nutrition and lifestyle changes. Following a healthy, nutrient and fiber rich diet is one of the key strategies to prevent heart disease, stroke, or heart attacks. Our dietitians can work with you on prevention strategies to keep you from having a first heart attack or stroke if you are at risk. If you have already had a heart attack or stroke, there are many changes that are effective at preventing you from having another.
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Everyone, from childhood on, can benefit from lifestyle strategies to achieve ideal heart health. These strategies can work to prevent inflammation and cardiovascular dysfunction from taking hold in the body, thus preventing risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or excess weight, and ultimately events such as heart attacks or strokes.
Establishing a partnership with your Avance Care dietitian can:
- Reduce your risk for developing heart or cardiovascular disease, stroke, or heart attack
- Reduce or keep cholesterol and blood pressure at a healthy level
- Decrease the doses of medication needed to maintain healthy blood pressure and/or cholesterol
- Prevent additional heart attacks or stroke if you have had one before
- Lose weight in a healthy and sustainable manner, up to 1-2 pounds per week
- Implement sustainable physical activity plans
- Improve your sleep quality and stress management, which is important for reducing inflammation in the body
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