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Who's Boss, You or Your Cravings?
It’s March! And even though “Heart Health Month” is considered February, I am hopeful that we are all working toward a healthy heart every day-of-every month.
Food Guide Pyramid
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Today’s entry shares the final Heart Health tips in this 4 part series. I have received a lot of feedback about the information shared. I hope you too have found the information useful.
To review, we have discussed many factors in improving your Heart Health including Getting Active, Controlling Cholesterol, Eating Better/Healthier, Managing Blood Pressure and Losing Weight. How are you doing implementing the above health habits? Have you tried any new recipes? Added in a new fitness routine? We all know that getting healthy is a work in progress and doesn’t happen over night, however making daily choices to do at least one thing different could mean the difference in health and disease. This week’s email we will discuss:
Reducing Blood Sugar, Smoking, and Proactive Solutions.
Before we begin, let’s take a look at 5 more Heart Facts:
ü In under a minute, your heart can pump blood to every cell in your body
ü Physical inactivity doubles the risk of heart disease
ü Smoking is a major cause of heart attack. About 20% of all deaths in U.S directly related to smoking
ü Some types of heart disease, closely linked to diet and lifestyle choices, are preventable
ü People with diabetes at age 50 or older were shown to have double the risk of developing cardiovascular disease than nondiabetics
Reduce Blood Sugar:
One word: Diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes is reaching epidemic proportions in the US and most medical professionals believe the onset is from our highly processed, overly sweetened diets. Diabetes or The Silent Killer as it is known is a major risk factor for stroke and coronary heart disease, which includes heart attack. In fact, two out of three people with Diabetes die from heart disease or stroke. The good news is that by controlling glucose (blood sugars) you can slow the progression of long-term complications. Often, many small changes add up to surprising improvements. How to lesson your sugar intake: Believe it or not, we are not born craving sweets, we learn to crave them. And the more sugar we have, the more sugar we want. Kicking the sugar habit may be difficult at first, but the longer you stick to a low sugar diet, the easier it is to keep sugar out. Here are some tips to keeping sugary sweets to a very minimum, skip all white breads & crackers, significantly lower the amount of sugar you may put in your coffee, tea, drink half your body weight in ounces of water, munch on fresh vegetables, fruits, a handful of nuts. Use herbs like cinnamon, nutmeg and mint. Try a natural sweetener like Stevia. I would also like to share that I do not believe that artificial sweetener alternatives like, NutriSweet are a better choice. Feel free to view www.sweetpoison.com for additional info.
Stop Smoking:
Smoking is the most important preventable cause of premature death in the United States. Smokers have a higher risk of developing many chronic disorders, including atherosclerosis — the buildup of fatty substances in the arteries — which can lead to coronary heart disease, heart attack (myocardial infarction) and stroke. Studies have also found tht people who smoke are more likely to get Type 2 Diabetes. Not only are smokers putting themselves at risk, but their 2nd hand and now even 3rd hand smoke is killing innocent friends, family members, loved ones and others. Again, we are not born craving a cigarette; however smoking is mental and physical addition and is responsible for nearly 1 in 5 deaths, and about 8.6 million people suffer from smoking-related lung and heart diseases. For anyone who has tried to quit, they know better than anyone that quitting is not easy. Mark Twain said, "Quitting smoking is easy. I've done it a thousand times." Most smokers know the damage of smoking and that stopping smoking represents the single most important step that smkers can take to enhance the length and quality of their lives. Should you or someone you know want to stop smoking, visit The American Cancer Society at
Proactive Solutions:
By now I am sure you realize that it really takes a variety of “tools” to keep us healthy. Eating right, getting daily exercise, taking prevention products like vitamins, and getting a good dose of a daily laugh. The link next to the Food Guide Pyramid will take you to the new USDA guidelines. You may be surprised to learn how many fruits/vegetables, whole grains, calcium intake and proteins we need daily….yes daily!
I hope you have found all the Heart Health tips helpful and easy to implement.
(Please note these recommendations are not meant to prescribe or cure. Please see your physician if you think you may have Heart Health issues)
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