8 Things You Can Do to Prevent Heart Disease 和 Stroke

How can you live a longer, 健康的生活? These eight key factors can help you lower your risk of 心脏病 和 中风 如果你从来没有过. They’re part of an overall healthy lifestyle for adults. And they can help you build a powerful prevention plan with your health care team (doctors, 护士, 药剂师, 注册营养师, 和其他专业人士).

1. 了解你的风险.

Certain factors can increase your risk, 比如吸烟, kidney disease or a family history of early heart disease. Knowing your risk factors can help you 和 your health care team decide on the best treatment plan for you. Many risk factors can be improved with 生活方式的改变.

2. 健康饮食.

Center your eating plan around vegetables, 水果, 全谷物, 豆类, 坚果, 植物性蛋白质, 瘦肉动物蛋白和鱼. Make smart choices like limiting refined carbohydrates, processed meats 和 sweetened drinks. 使用 营养成分标签 on packaged foods to cut back on sodium, added sugars 和 saturated fats, 和 avoid trans fat.

3. 积极锻炼身体.

Move more – it’s one of the best ways to stay healthy, prevent disease 和 age well. Adults should get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity or 75 minutes of vigorous activity each week. If you’re already active, you can increase your intensity for even more benefits. If you’re not active now, get started by simply sitting less 和 moving more.

4. 注意体重.

为了你保持健康的体重. 减肥 如果你超重或肥胖. Start by eating fewer calories 和 moving more. 您可以查看您的 身体质量指数 (BMI). If you need help, talk to your health care team about a weight loss plan.

5. 无烟生活.

If you don’t smoke, vape or use tobacco products, don’t ever start. There’s no such thing as a safe tobacco product. If 戒烟或烟草 is a challenge for you, ask your team for help to kick the habit using proven methods. Don’t just swap one tobacco source for another. And try to avoid secondh和 smoke, too!

6. 管理条件.

如果你有 高血压 (高血压) 高胆固醇，高血糖; 糖尿病 or other conditions that put you at greater risk, it’s very important to work with your health care team 和 make 生活方式的改变. Many conditions can be prevented or managed by eating better, 越来越活跃, 减肥和戒烟.

7. 吃药.

如果你有健康问题, your doctor may prescribe statins or other medications to help control cholesterol, 血糖和血压. 按照医嘱服用所有药物. But don’t take aspirin as a preventive measure unless your doctor tells you to. If you’ve never had a 心脏病 or 中风, a daily aspirin may not help you at all 和 could cause problems including risk of bleeding. If you’ve had a 心脏病 or 中风, your doctor may want you to take a low dose of aspirin to reduce your risk of having another.

8. 有团队精神.

Your health care team can help you reduce your risk of heart disease or 中风 to live a longer, 健康的生活. Work together on your prevention plan. 问问题, 和 be open about any challenges you may face in trying to make healthy changes. 压力, 睡眠, 心理健康, 家庭情况, 烟草的使用, 食品接触, social support 和 other issues all can affect your health 和 幸福.

Live well today for a healthier tomorrow.

底线? Healthy living is the best way to delay or avoid many heart 和 brain diseases. 这意味着要积极和健康, 健康饮食, avoiding tobacco 和 managing conditions that can put you at greater risk. 对你的健康负责. 加入Healthy for Good 的建议, tools 和 inspiration to make changes 和 create healthy habits you can sustain throughout your life.