Keeping the Heart Healthy As One Ages

As your elderly loved one gets older, it is important to keep their heart healthy. Preventing heart health issues can extend your loved one’s life. There are hundreds of thousands of people in the US who die from heat-related illnesses every year. If you want to keep your elderly loved one safe, learn why it is so important to keep their heart in good shape.

Maintaining Blood Pressure and Cholesterol

If the heart is healthy, it is likely that blood pressure and cholesterol levels are good, as well. If someone has higher cholesterol levels that will raise their risk of getting cardiovascular disease. In addition, high cholesterol levels increase the risk of having a stroke or heart attack, too.

If someone has high blood pressure this can threaten their health in many ways. High blood pressure increases the risk of having a stroke, heart attack, and even heart failure. Not only that but high blood pressure also increases the risk of getting peripheral artery disease, vision loss, kidney disease, and angina.

Reduce Depression

If you want to keep your elderly loved one happier as they age, keeping their heart healthy is important. Research shows that cardiovascular disease may increase one’s risk of depression. This is a connection that not many people are aware of.

Reducing the Risk of Getting Dementia

Keeping your elderly loved one’s heart healthy as they age is also important for the purpose of reducing their risk of getting dementia. Studies show there is a connection in mental health and heart health. This is more than just being anxious or depressed. In fact, it has been shown that bad heart health can lead to dementia. This is because when blood can’t flow properly in the body, the brain can’t get enough blood flow. This means the brain isn’t able to work properly causing issues with memory and more.

Taking Good Care of the Heart

Whether you or caregivers are helping to care for your loved one, it is important that they take good care of their heart. There are numerous ways they can do that including eating heart-healthy food, exercising regularly, practicing deep breathing exercises, doing activities that reduce stress, and more.

Your elderly loved one can possibly extend their life if they have a healthier heart. If you help your loved one to take good care of their heart, you can help them to have a better life and better overall health, as well.

Sources
https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/heart-health-and-aging

If you or an aging loved one is considering caregivers in Monroe, NJ, please contact the caring staff at Care Street Home Care today. Call (732) 607-8870.

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Care Street Home Health Care LLC is a division of Ocean Healthcare, a network of New Jersey-based healthcare centers and services founded in 1973 by Melvin and Debbie Feigenbaum. Melvin and Debbie both came from warm, close-knit backgrounds that emphasize the centrality of family. The values of respect, responsibility, and dignity run deep in the Feigenbaum family; they share a strong sensitivity to the importance of caring for others, particularly the elderly and disabled.

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