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Ira S. Nash a cardiologist from Mount
Sinai School of Medicine, recommends taking small steps and go
slowly when making health changes. Focus on what you can accomplish
on a day-to-day basis that will improve your health and take a
balanced approach to lowering your risk for heart disease and
stroke. Before undertaking
the 11 recommended measures talk to your health care professional
about following the 11 proven measures. The measures are:
1. Take an aspirin (81mg one
baby aspirin) for women over 65 or men of any age.
2. Lower LDL cholesterol to less
than 160 mg/dl in low risk people.
3. Lower LDL to less than 130
mg/dli high risk individuals.
4. Lower LDL to less than
100mg/dl in patients with coronary artery disease.
5. Lower LDL to less than 100
mg/dl in diabetic patients.
6. Lower blood pressure to below
140/90 mmHg in non diabetic people.
7. Lower blood pressure to
130/90 mmHg in diabetics.
8. Lower hemoglobin A1C to less
than seven percent in diabetic patients.
9. Reduce fasting plasma glucose
to less than 110 mg/dl in all older adults
10. Quit
smoking.
11. Reduce weight to a body mass
index (BMI) of less than 30. Calculate your BMI by dividing your
weight in pounds by your height in inches squared and multiplying
the result by 703. A BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered
overweight and a BMI of thirty or greater is considered obese.
Take your time, relax you do not
have to change overnight. All 11 of the proven measures can be
accomplished naturally. For steps two through five you might want to
consider raw oatmeal for breakfast three times a week for a start.
Good luck with persistence anyone can accomplish these 11 steps.
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