Healthy Heart Tips from Dr Serene Foster
Dr Serene Foster advises:
"In today's modern, busy world maintaining a healthy lifestyle can often be difficult, but it is important for everyone to maintain good heart health."
Try these top tips:
Walk yourself healthy
Experts recommend we take 10,000 steps a day to improve our health and at least 4,000 to stay healthy. Check yourself with a pedometer and take the stairs instead of the lift or if you ride a bus, get off a stop before your destination.
Cut the fatty snacks
Foods high in unhealthy saturated fat such as cakes and crisps can lead to increased cholesterol levels. Instead try snacking on fresh and dried fruit or a small handful of nuts.
Increase your fibre
Certain types of fibre play a role in helping to maintain healthy cholesterol levels. A wholegrain breakfast is an easy way to eat the recommended 25-35g of fibre daily.
Stop smoking
An obvious, but necessary and essential way to improve heart health.
Eat your heart healthy
Eating the recommended two portions of oily fish a week can help boost your intake of heart friendly omega 3 fatty acids. Mackerel, salmon, tuna and sardines all contain high levels.
Go natural
Certain foods like oily fish and garlic have been found to be important to heart health. When choosing a garlic supplement look for a good quality supplement that has standardized extracts so you know you're taking the same dose every time. | 
