{"id":1352,"date":"2019-02-08T17:40:38","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T17:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/blog\/middletn\/?p=123"},"modified":"2019-02-08T17:40:38","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T17:40:38","slug":"caregiver-belle-meade-tn-hows-your-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/middletn\/blog\/caregiver-belle-meade-tn-hows-your-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"How\u2019s Your Heart?"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"block block--freeform\"><div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Heart disease tends to run in families and your own family member might be facing issues related to <strong><em>heart health<\/em><\/strong>. If you\u2019ve been ignoring your own heart health while simultaneously helping your senior to deal with the effects of heart disease, you need to include yourself in your efforts. Keeping your own heart as healthy as possible allows you to do more as a caregiver.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Blood Pressure Can Silently Rise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_124\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-124\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-124 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/blog\/middletn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bigstock-Heart-Check-56152220-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Caregiver Belle Meade TN -\u00a0How\u2019s Your Heart?\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caregiver Belle Meade TN &#8211;\u00a0How\u2019s Your Heart?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Blood pressure is known as the silent killer for aging adults and you might already be addressing this for your elderly family member. But did you know it could be sneaking up on you right now? It\u2019s a good idea to start paying attention to possible signs that your own blood pressure needs help. When you test your senior\u2019s blood pressure, test your own, too. Talk to your doctor about your own risk factors for high blood pressure and start taking steps now.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Cholesterol Doesn\u2019t Leave Many Clues, Either<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cholesterol levels can rise just as silently as your blood pressure levels can. Talk to your doctor about your current cholesterol levels and get them checked periodically. You might be able to reverse the situation now with diet and exercise, which means you can put off taking medication unless it\u2019s absolutely necessary.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Make Healthier Food Choices Overall<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not already trying to eat healthier, give it a shot. Many people worry that it\u2019s difficult to eat healthy when they\u2019re so busy, but it really isn\u2019t. Start prioritizing eating fruits and vegetables along with lean proteins and healthy fats. As you eat better more regularly, your body will start to appreciate and to crave these healthier food options.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Address Whatever Issues You Can<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Everybody has those little vices here and there. If you\u2019re a smoker or you don\u2019t exercise much, these are options you can start to address now. Talk to your doctor about what can be done to help you to manage whatever issues you&#8217;re facing. With a little bit of help, you can make some big changes, like quitting smoking, that you might not have thought were possible. These can make a huge difference in your heart health over time.<\/p>\n<p>Being a caregiver means taking care of yourself as well. By taking care of some of these aspects of heart health for yourself, you can help to ensure that you\u2019re going to get through caregiving intact. You\u2019ll also improve your future odds for avoiding big problems with heart disease and other complications.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mce_18\"><strong>If you or an aging loved-one are considering <a href=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/middletn\/careers\/\">Caregiver Services in Belle Meade TN<\/a>, please contact the caring staff at Touching Hearts at Home. Serving Middle Tennessee (Nashville, Brentwood, Bell Meade, Franklin, Spring Hill, Columbia, Pulaski, and more!)\u00a0Call today: 629-203-7925.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tCaregiver Belle Meade TN-If heart disease runs in your aging family member\u2019s family, you need to be paying attention, too.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,35],"tags":[43],"class_list":["post-1352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-caregiver-belle-meade-tn","category-senior-care-tips","tag-caregiver-belle-meade-tn"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How\u2019s Your Heart? - Touching Hearts at Home of Middle Tennessee<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/middletn\/blog\/caregiver-belle-meade-tn-hows-your-heart\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How\u2019s Your Heart? 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