Understanding Heart Health is Important for Seniors

Senior Heart Health  |  February 28, 2019

What Every Senior in Victoria, BC Needs to Know About The Importance of Heart Health

Heart Health | The heart is an organ in the body that’s essential to well-being, so is there anything we can do to take special care of it? Experts say three changes in lifestyle habits will offer protection to your heart health – better diet, more exercise and less stress.

There are specific foods that can be incorporated into a diet easily for better heart health. They can even help to lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels when consumed regularly.

Heart Health Foods:

• Eat more cold-water fish: Varieties of salmon, mackerel and tuna
• Be nutty: Eat a daily handful of nuts like almonds, macadamia, or walnuts
• Enjoy more flavonoids: Flavonoids are found in red grapes, dark chocolate, and tea, to name a few
• Look for a rainbow of vegetables: Think about colour. Eat leafy greens, red tomatoes, white, purple or yellow cauliflower, red, yellow or green peppers, keeping variety in the diet

Heart Health Exercises:

1. Walk or hike – Go anywhere anytime! Make it more fun when you walk with a friend.
2. Water exercise – Buoyancy prevents pressure on joints, making swimming and water exercises great for everyone.
3. Bicycle indoors or out – Either way, it’s a fun option that you can do by yourself or with a friend.
4. Senior Yoga – Find a senior yoga class with a teacher who understands aging bodies or limitations.
5. Strength building – Build strength to exercise heart muscles with hand weights or weightlifting machines. This helps slow down the loss of muscle tissue that naturally occurs with aging.

Heart Health and Stress Reduction

Stress reduction techniques can reduce blood pressure and other chronic health problems. Set priorities so your schedule isn’t overwhelming and remember to schedule time for fun and relaxation.

1. Don’t deny yourself. Give yourself permission to do what you love, whether that’s working on a jigsaw puzzle, reading, playing with the dog, drawing or painting. Enjoy activities that put a smile on your face!
2. Stay socially involved. Invite a friend to go to a community program, or join a book club or a bridge group. Do anything that gets you out of the house regularly and around other people.
3. Enjoy fun and laughter. How often do you have a belly laugh? Find ways to bring laughter into your life!
4. With a variety of meditation available, you can find something you enjoy and feel good about so your body relaxes and anxious feelings are resolved.

At Comfort Keepers® Victoria we feel that home is the best place to be.

If you are concerned about the health and well-being of your aging loved ones we can help with 24-hour care, senior care, companionship care, end-of-life care, post-surgery care, palliative care, personal care, senior living transition services, and much more! 

Comfort Keepers® Victoria Provides In-Home Elderly Care Services

Comfort Keepers® trained caregivers help provide senior clients with the highest quality of life possible to keep them happy and healthy at home. Our Interactive Caregiving™ provides a system of care that addresses safety, nutrition, mind, body, and activities of daily living (ADLs).

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Our philosophy is to elevate the human spirit and our caregivers will be there every step of the way to ensure your loved one has a better quality of life. Personal and empathetic care is care that starts in the heart, and it allows us to meet our client’s exact needs. Learn more about our unique service which offers personal care, companionship care, palliative care, and end-of-life care by contacting the Comfort Keepers Victoria office.

Comfort Keepers® Victoria is proud to provide senior care and home care services to keep seniors safe in their homes.

If you are searching for home care near me, Comfort Keepers® Victoria can provide home care for the seniors of Victoria and the surrounding areas of Colwood, Saanich, Sidney, James Bay, and Oak Bay. Please call (778) 265-5999 and learn how your loved ones can receive compassionate, professional in-home care.

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