How your family medicine providers in Trophy Club, TX, can help you protect your heart

Your heart runs your body, so you want to keep your heart healthy and strong. There are a lot of steps you can take to protect your heart from heart disease. Your family medicine provider can help.

Dr. David Yi, Dr. April Enard, Dr. Paula Lansford Seabaugh, and PA Carol Addy PAC, at Trophy Club Family Medicine in Trophy Club, TX, provide a wide range of medical services to help protect your heart.

Heart conditions are caused by many factors including:

• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Family history
• Genetics
• Structural defects

Family history, genetics, and structural defects are factors you can’t control. Fortunately, living a heart-healthy lifestyle can do a lot to help prevent high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

Leading a heart-healthy lifestyle means making some important changes like these:

Adopting a regular exercise routine of at least 30 minutes on most days of the week. Exercise should include aerobic exercises like swimming, jogging, or walking at a brisk pace, to get your heart pumping.

Managing your stress level by practicing relaxation techniques. Relax and manage stress by learning yoga, meditation, deep breathing, and walking.

Eating a heart-healthy diet. This is one of the most important ways to enjoy a healthy heart. You need to:

• Limit fatty foods like red meats and dairy products. Substitute lean proteins like turkey, chicken, or fish. Use non-fat or reduced fat dairy products instead of full-fat dairy.
• Eat lots of vegetables and fruits. These foods are nutrient dense and provide a good source of fiber, to help you stay full and eat less.

Maintain your oral health with regular brushing and flossing. Great oral health lowers your risk for some serious medical conditions, including heart disease and endocarditis.

Visit your family medicine provider regularly to monitor blood pressure and cholesterol.

Take all medications as prescribed to keep blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar under control.

To learn more about the importance of leading a heart-healthy lifestyle, talk with the experts. Call Dr. David Yi, Dr. April Enard, Dr. Paula Lansford Seabaugh, and PA Carol Addy PAC, at Trophy Club Family Medicine in Trophy Club, TX. You can reach them in the office by calling (817) 430-9111, so call today.