Become more heart healthy, a step at a time, with these ideas – Philly.com

Dr. David Becker, For The Inquirer

Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2016, 8:51 AM

February is Heart Month, and to celebrate, we wear red, Cupid shoots his arrows, and we express our like by purchasing chocolate and roses.

But for those of us along with much more passion for cardiology compared to greeting cards, I’d enjoy to present an alternative Valentine’s idea: A healthier you.

After all, the most effective gift we can easily offer our loved ones is good health. Let’s leap in to the month by taking 29 steps toward a healthier heart. You won’t hope to skip a beat.

During the entire Heart Month, we will certainly explore straightforward means that you can easily make lifestyle changes. The article we present comes from my own job as a cardiologist along with 18 years of study and technique focused on heart health problem prevention. My colleague Patti Morris, a dietitian and nutritionist, will certainly offer her assistance on the meals preparing and preparation important to your long-term success.

The Healthy and balanced adjustment of Heart Program we are sharing has actually helped much more compared to 2,000 individuals achieve a much better tomorrow. My research in to lowering cholesterol levels along with the use of supplements and lifestyle changes, frequently free of the use of statins, has actually been published in medical journals including the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Annals of Internal Medicine, and the American Heart Journal.

With the article we are offering weekly in The Inquirer’s healthiness section, and day-to-day on Philly.com, you can easily participate in this program and start a quest that could adjustment your life.

One of the major themes in this program is the huge importance of small adjustments in exactly how we eat, exercise, and respond to stress. You Could even have the ability to reduce or eliminate entirely some prescription medications, However please don’t adjustment your regimen free of consulting your very own physician.

You will certainly likewise hear assistance from an physical exercise physiologist and several experts in relaxation techniques. much more compared to 600,000 Americans die every year of heart disease, and doing something concerning that toll will certainly take a group effort.

Here is the method it works: Every day for the next month, you’ll discover a brand-new pointer or short video to a healthier heart. And on Mondays at noon, you’re invited to a live chat along with myself and Patti. Please send your questions to health@philly.com, and we will certainly get hold of to as numerous of them as possible.

Especially if you already have actually heart disease, consult your physician to be sure you can easily tolerate much more exercise. However even if you already have actually had coronary artery blockages and have actually used medication, bypass surgery, and coronary stents, you can easily get hold of far much better results if you likewise improve your lifestyle habits.

As you start this month of change, the Healthy and balanced adjustment of Heart Program can easily insight you start to stop or even reverse the progression of coronary blockages. The degree of benefit, of course, is directly linked to exactly how much you do.

Let’s get hold of started! View our calendar of pointers of here >>

David Becker, M.D., is a board-certified cardiologist along with Chestnut Hill Temple Cardiology in Flourtown.