Monday 19 March 2012

Healthy eating to maintain a healthy heart!

In one day our heart beats roughly 100,000 times and pumps 7,500 litres of blood around the body.So its, really important to keep the hardest working working muscle in our bodies healthy.

1. GET MOVING:
30 minutes of exercise per day, will keep your heart healthy, along with healthy eating.
Whether its walking or swimming, as long as it gets you breathless and increases your heart rate.


2.GET YOUR FIVE A DAY

3.HAVE PLENTY OF: Bread, grain, pasta, rice and potatoes.

4.FATS: Eat unsaturated fats.

5.AVOID: Sausages and bacon, they contain a lot of saturated fat.

6.PROTEIN: Have skinless chicken, try to have fish twice a week.

7. CUT DOWN ON SUGAR.

8. REDUCE YOUR SALT.

9. CUT BACK ON ALCOHOL.

10.DRINK PLENTY OF WATER


I cant emphasize how important all the above is! 

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