A Heart Healthy Holiday!
While the holiday season may bring fun traditions and more time with loved ones, it can also add more responsibilities and stress to our busy schedules. In some cases, it can also be more difficult to maintain healthy habits like healthy eating and physical activity.
Staying healthy during the holidays is possible with a few key activities and support from our friends and family. Below are some tips to stay healthy and take care of our heart around the holiday season!
- Be mindful of your stress. The holiday season can unwrap a lot of unwanted stress, which can trigger you to turn to unhealthy comfort foods and other unhealthy habits. Stress is also hard on your heart. This season, spend time doing what makes your heart happy, whether it’s watching holiday movies, baking, or spending time with the ones you love most.
- Incorporate physical activity in your routine. Physical activity helps control your weight and reduces your chances of developing other conditions that may put a strain on your heart, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes.
- Limit sweets. Some of the best things about the holidays are what’s on the table. It can be easy to indulge in all the pies, cookies, and candy, but those goodies can be bad for your waistline, and heart. This season, limit your sweets and saturated fats and make room for more fruits and veggies, whole grains, and lean protein.
We hope you enjoy a heart healthy holiday season! To learn more about heart health, check out https://gethealthyclarkcounty.org/manage-your-risk/heart-disease/.
