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Heart Health Awareness: American Heart Month

Heart Health Awareness: American Heart Month

by Proforma Construction Inc, February 3, 2017

American Heart Month was created in an attempt to protect Americans from the very real dangers of heart disease and its detrimental effects it has on the human body. 

February is known for four things: 1) being the shortest month; 2) Black History Month; 3) Valentine’s Day; 4) American Heart Month. While all of them are significant in their own right, issues to do with the health of your heart should come above them all. Heart disease is the number one killer among both men and women, so it is important that you understand methods which could help you out both now and later down the line.

Visit Your Doctor

Make sure that you schedule regular appointments with your doctor to stay on top of your heart health. Your doc can help detect any heart irregularities and recommend dietary and physical options to improve your health. Early detection is crucial when it comes to the matter of the heart. (For romantic advice on issues of the heart, call your Mother.)

Eat Well (I.e., More Vegetables & Less Meat)

What you eat has a severe effect on your heart. Eating fatty foods and big chunks of red meat can greatly increase your chances of heart disease. Vegetables are incredibly nutritious and don’t affect your heart–in fact, they can help your heart. On the other hand, red meat is not very good as it can increase your cholesterol and plaque in your blood vessels. Eating less meat is not only good for your heart, it is good for the environment!

Exercise Often

Your heart is a muscle and requires exercise in order to be strong and healthy. Start with a fifteen-minute walk three times a week, and increase it after two weeks to a thirty-minute walk three or four times a week.

We at Proforma Construction hope you make the necessary changes to your life in order to have a strong and healthy heart. When looking for the general contractor to help your commercial construction site safer using technology, we encourage you to contact Proforma Construction. We are equipped to meet all of your commercial construction needs.