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The benefits of following the Beyond Diet program aren’t just limited to a smaller waistline and more whistles when you walk down the street – and trust me, you will experience those – but you can also significantly cut your risk of heart disease by adhering to a more natural way of living.

Here are some cold hard statistics about heart disease:

• Nearly 22 million Americans are living with heart disease and its varying health complications
• This equates to 1 in 12 individuals being diagnosed with this disease
• Heart disease is the leading cause of death among Americans regardless of their social background or nationality
• It is estimated that nearly 750,000 individuals yearly experience their first heart attack which can be attributed to the disease

With all of these heart-stopping statistics, it is imperative that you take control of your health and food intake now and whole-heartedly embrace what this program has to offer. Start now with these simple steps and your heart disease risk will decline dramatically.

Step into Physical Fitness

Adding exercise to your daily routine can improve your cardiovascular, mental, emotional, and physical health immeasurably. When you exercise, you’re not only working your muscles and burning unnecessary calories, you’re also getting that blood flowing through your arteries and keeping them wide open and healthy. By the way, you don’t always have to sweat, sweat, sweat; do some yoga and stretch not only your body, but your mind as well and learn to relax.

Can the Cigs

Cigarette smoking has to be the worst health hazard anyone can voluntarily inflict upon themselves. While many associate lung cancer with cigarettes, statistics show that more people suffer from heart disease as a result of smoking than cancer. The nicotine in cigarettes does a few things to the body:

1. It damages cells in the blood vessels, as well as the walls of the coronary arteries
2. Robs the cells of oxygen that should be carried to the heart
3. Increases the risk of the blood clotting and obstructions in the blood vessels
4. Significantly increases the pressure put upon the artery walls and increases heart rate

As hard and as addicting as cigarettes are, it is in your best health interest to exert all of your willpower towards quitting.

Eat the Right Kinds of Fats

It might sound oxymoronic to talk about eating fat in conjunction with heart disease, but consuming the right kinds of fat – especially unsaturated fat – can be highly beneficial when attempting to stave off heart disease. Unsaturated fats are the good fats that are found in things like extra virgin olive oil, avocados, and unrefined coconut oil. These fats can keep your arteries healthy, elastic, and let the blow flow more easily.

Don’t get overwhelmed with trying to tackle all of these tips at one time. Slowly incorporate each of them into your life and diet and you will definitely be doing yourself, and your heart, a world of good.