#1 Tip for Controlling and Preventing Heart Disease: Personalize Your Strategy
Every website, magazine, and even Doctor seems to have a general list of “Tips” for preventing cardiovascular problems. According to an article on WebMD, the American Heart Association suggests that the best “tip” for controlling and/or preventing heart disease is to personalize your approach rather than blindly following a general guideline.
One member of the team that released this finding said, “We need to do a better job finding ways to help people not only change their behaviors, but maintain them over a lifetime. As health care providers, we’re pretty good at saying that you are at risk for a disease, you need to lose weight, be more physically active, and eat more fruits and vegetables. While that’s easy to say, it’s not easy for the person to actually translate it into their everyday life.”
Here are some suggestions for easily integrating positive behavioral changes into your everyday life:
- Set realistic dietary and exercise goals
- Keep track of progress toward goals
- One-to-one counseling, which provides customized support to implementing and maintaining lifestyle changes
- Participate in small groups who share the same health-improvement goals
- See a health care provider that uses motivational interview techniques to encourage patients
- Seek counseling on how to manage setbacks
- Maintain recurring follow-up visits with doctors to update them on your progress and discuss concerns
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