Everyonewantstohaveahealthyheart.Stillheartdiseasesaffectmorethan1in3adultsintheUnitedStates.Thegoodnewsisthatsomesimpleeverydayhabitscanmakeabigdifferenceinyourabilitytoliveahealthylifestyle.Herearesomeworsthabitsforyourheartandhowtoavoidthem.

WatchingTV

Sittingforhoursonendincreasesyourriskofheartattackandstroke(中风)“someexercisedoesn’tmakeupforthetimeyousit”saysHarmonyR.ReynoldsWhy?Thelackofmovementmayaffectbloodlevelsoffatsandsugars.Dr.Reynoldsadviseswalkingaroundregularlyandifyou’reatworkstandinguptotalkonthephone.

Leavinghostilityanddepressionunchecked

Areyoufeelingstressedorsad?Itcandoharmtoyourheart.Whileeveryonefeelsthiswaysomeofthetimehowyouhandletheseemotionscanaffectyourhearthealth.“Thosewithstressareingreaterdanger;researchhasshownabenefittolaughterandsocialsupport”Dr.Reynoldssays.“Andit’shelpfultobeabletogotosomeoneandtalkaboutyourproblems.”

Cuttingofffromtheworld

It'snosecretthatonsomedaysotherhumanbeingscanseemannoyingandtoodifficulttogetalongwith.

Howeveritmakessensetostrengthenyourconnectionstotheonesyouactuallylike.Peoplewithstrongerconnectionstofamilyfriendsandsocietyingeneraltendtolivelongerhealthierlives.

Everyoneneedsalonetimebutyoushouldstillreachouttoothersandkeepintouchwheneveryoucan.

Drinking(toomuch)alcohol

Surestudiessuggestasmallamountofalcoholmaybegoodforyourheart.Howevertoomanyofusdrinkover.Toomuchalcoholislinkedtoagreaterriskofhighbloodpressurehighlevelsofbloodfatsandheartfailure.

小题1:WatchingTVforalongtimemay______________.A．helpyouliveahealthylifeB．leadtoheartattackC．makeupforthetimeyousitD．makeyoufeelstressed小题2:Whichofthefollowingisbadforthosewithstressandsadness?A．LaughingalotB．Talkingabouttheirownproblems.C．GettingsocialsupportD．Leavingtheseemotionsalone.小题3:Ifyouwantalonghea