How would you improve your heart health?

1. Lose weight
2. Cut out sugar and artificial sweeteners as much as possible.
3. Start walking as much as possible.

I need to do this too.

Carbonated beverages are NOT good for you. Tell your dad to teach himself to drink water instead, and when the cokes are out of his system, get him to start walking, then running, three times a day for at least 30 minutes each time. Longer if he can manage it.

If your dad knows all these things (who doesn’t?) then giving him objective advice is a waste of time. He already knows. Fat people aren’t fat because they don’t “know” they eat too much or too much of the wrong stuff. It’s rarely a problem of ignorance. In fact, if you ever want to know how many calories are in that piece of cake, ask a fat person – she’ll know within 5%.
Just confirm that your dad is willing to take those risks. Sounds like he is. If he is, forget about it. Life is too short to try to control others. It’s his life.

Would he like to take a daily walk with you, his beloved son/daughter? You start at 5 minutes and then gradually, almost without him noticing, you increase it, telephone pole by telephone pole.

No lecturing, no nagging, no cajoling, no importuning…

It is the season of the long days with plenty of time before or after work/school. It is also a beautiful time of year to see the flowers and the birds and to hear the birds and to smell the flowers.

Lose weight. Exercise more. Eat less cheese. Drink less fruit juice. Eat less.

Frankly, though, I think I’d have to change my job. I sit 8 hours a day. This is not good. Maybe I should get a new desk to stand up at.

I agree with the weight and exercise, but I also agree with @Charles
One never knows, about 90% of our longevity IS all about our genetics. Skinny 30 yr. olds have heart attacks and fat 80 yr. olds are still puttering around. You just never know.
Lots of thin people have elevated cholesterol and it’s not uncommon for total health freaks to blow up their brains and hearts from extreme exercise induced aneurisms and heart attacks.

Along with paying attention to weight and diet I’d also add, that IMO and that of many doctors, stress and anger are very bad for ones heart state as well.
Keeping stress levels down and getting a grip if you’re prone to being an angry, over reactive type is just as important as diet and exercise.

@zenvelo I was pleased to see that you had put artificial sweeteners on the list as I think that they are pure poison. Why replace a natural product, in this case sugar, with some dreadful chemical product?

Meditate daily

Some exercise and less Coca Cola would be good. Swimming or cycling and tea, hot or iced depending on the weather.

Walk at least a mile every day.

I have to agree with @Charles . Everyone knows the do’s and don’t’s of good health – we can’t help it. We are bombarded with it from every media outlet. Some people just choose not to heed the advice. As far as heart health – keep the weight down, keep the cholesterol down, exercise moderately. The coke could have two possible negative results – one is weight, the other is that it could deplete the body of much needed potassium.

Get on my mom’s treadmill.

Cut out sugars (again). It REALLY works!

Take more time off work.

@CaptainHarley – that is a pretty impressive exercise program, do you run 3 times a day for 30 min each session? How many days a week do you do this?

A good yoga routine is good for your heart health. I have recently started one, and it has worked wonders at controlling my blood pressure. I was also told that the yoga position, “yoga asanas” is a good one for your whole body.