Your heart always needs some love.
Weighing less than a pound, the heart is responsible for pumping blood around your body, transmitting nutrients and oxygen, maintaining blood pressure and carrying away unwanted carbon dioxide. Cardiovascular health is essential at any age, so here are some easy ways you can maintain a happy heart, while reducing shortness of breath and improving blood circulation.
Here are some ways to help cardiovascular health that you can implement today.
- Exercise: any physical activity will help to improve your respiratory ability, letting your lungs expand and increase oxygenation.
- Reduce stress: prolonged emotional turmoil can make it harder for your blood to flow and can even affect how much oxygen your heart gets. Take the time to breathe deeply and slowly for a few minutes a day, and make time for the things you enjoy.
- Click here for our 5 minute meditation to help with stress.
- Bring the outside in: open your windows every day and bring in fresh air. Try adding some pot plants to your home, as they take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
- Quit smoking and vaping: we all know this one – smoking negatively impacts your lungs and people around you. Giving up smoking is probably the most effective way to improve cardiovascular health.
- Eat green and raw foods: eating vegetables and uncooked fruit preserves all their vitamins and minerals. Freshly squeezed juices and smoothies are a great way to make sure you’re getting enough raw food into your diet.
If you feel like you need a bit of help getting the most out of your body, click here to book a consultation with us at Sundial Clinic. We’re always happy to see you.