Meditation, drinking pomegranate juice, and having loving relationships can help lower blood pressure and reduce heart disease risk. Eating soy foods five times a week and getting a pet can also help reduce cholesterol and blood pressure. Getting a flu shot and taking the stairs instead of the elevator have been shown to decrease heart disease hospitalizations and improve cardiovascular health.

1. WAAYS TO BE HEALTHIER- HEART Say "om."Meditation helps you relax, which slows your breathing and heart rate. It also helps lower blood pressure and reduces your risk for blood clots Drink pomegranate juice.This colorful fruit is high in antioxidants called polyphenols, which can help reduce atherosclerosis (arterial plaque), a major risk factor for heart disease Bond with Mom.The Harvard Mastery of Stress Study found that those who reported a loving and caring relationship with their parents were less likely to have a serious illness such as high blood pressure or heart disease Eat soy.To reduce cholesterol levels, add foods such as tofu or edamame (soybeans) to your diet five times a week, says Somer. Get a pet. "An animal is a huge stress reliever, and a recent study found that spending time with your pet reduces high blood pressure by fifteen percent Get a flu shot.Older people who got a flu shot were 19 percent less likely to be hospitalized for heart disease than those who didn't, according to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers think influenza and pneumonia may trigger heart disease by damaging blood vessels and limiting blood flow Skip the elevator."The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that if you climb up and down just three flights a day you'll improve your cardiovascular health and lose about ten pounds over the course of a year

2. WAAYS TO BE HEALTHIER- HEART Say "om." Meditation helps : You to relax It slows your breathing and heart rate. It helps lower blood pressure It reduces your risk for blood clots

3. WAYS TO BE HEALTHIER- HEART Drink pomegranate juice. This colorful fruit is high in antioxidants called polyphenols It helps to reduce atherosclerosis, major risk factor for heart disease

4. WAAYS TO BE HEALTHIER- HEART Bond with Mom.The Harvard Study found that those having loving and caring relationship with parents are less likely to have high blood pressure or heart disease

5. WAAYS TO BE HEALTHIER- HEART Eat soy.To reduce cholesterol levels, add foods such as tofu or soybeans to your diet five times a week

6. WAAYS TO BE HEALTHIER- HEART Get a pet. Animal is a huge stress reliever Recent study found that spending time with pet reduces high blood pressure by 15 %

7. WAAYS TO BE HEALTHIER- HEART Get a flu shot Older people who got a flu shot were 19% less likely to be hospitalized for heart disease Researchers think influenza and pneumonia may trigger heart disease by damaging blood vessels and limiting blood flow

8. WAAYS TO BE HEALTHIER- HEART Skip the elevator If you climb up and down just three flights a day you'll improve your cardiovascular health You will lose about 4 KGs weight over the year