Simple Tips For A Healthy Heart

Life has become more dynamic, demanding and nagging at times. We are trying to lead double lives by trying to stand on two boats at a time:

• One, what our heart really wants to do, the things we love which is our true nature; and
• Second, which is more to do with society, our peer groups revolving around ambitions materialistic things.

“Stress starts with this inner fight”

Stress is not a direct risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but it’s possible that it may contribute to your risk level. It all depends on your coping mechanisms.
Stress can lead us into heart-damaging behaviours, such as smoking and drinking alcohol.
To break these connections and manage our lifestyles, here are few simple tips to start with.

1. Staying Positive through laughter: Laughing keeps your heart healthy. Laughter decreases stress and anxiety and decreases inflammation in blood vessels. It causes the release of beta-endorphins in the hypothalamus, which leads to the release of nitric oxide, which dilates the vessels.
2. Try Meditation: Meditation improves the mind’s ability to focus. It’s not important to meditate for hours like how people usually think. To start with you can have a 5 mins regime by just closing your eyes and focussing on your breath.
3. Exercise Schedule: Exercise helps gain mental fitness by enhancing cognitive functions. Any physical activity like walking, running, playing a sport or dancing produces endorphins, which act as natural painkillers. For a beautiful start to this heart month go find an exercise buddy. It’s often easier to stick to your exercise routine when you have to stay committed to a friend, partner, or colleague.
4. Switch Off: Our mind needs downtime to cope with all the uptime. For some time switch off everything from phone, email, Internet, TV, radio. Escape for a while and enjoy nature for 10- 15 mins.
5. Share your feelings: Call or email your friends quite often. Open up to your family and friends about your life. By sharing your joy and sorrow you minimise your level of stress. If you are happy your heart is also happy.

This World Heart Day lets make a promise:

“Enjoy little things in life and Stay connected with our Hearts”