Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death, which affects both men and women from all racial and cultural backgrounds. By focusing on leading a healthy lifestyle, building up your body, and providing it with the nourishment it requires, you may help lower your chance of developing heart disease. Your heart health might benefit from even apparently little adjustments in your lifestyle. Some of the major adjustments are listed below: 

1.Eat heart-healthy
Fruits and vegetables are excellent providers of vitamins and minerals. Fruits and vegetables are high in dietary fiber and low in calories. Like other plants or plant-based diets, fruits and vegetables contain compounds that may lower the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Reduce your intake of high-calorie meals like meat, cheese, and snack foods by increasing your intake of fruits and vegetables. It might be simple to include fruits and vegetables in your diet. Pick meals using fruits or vegetables as the major components, like fruit salads or stir-fries with veggies.

Foods you can include in your diet

• Berries 
• Green Leafy Vegetables
• Fatty Fish
• Almonds
• Dark chocolate 
• Beans
• Oatmeal
• Tuna 
• Tofu

2.Exercise is your best friend 
Along with your diet, it is important to keep your body active. Get at least 150 minutes of weekly moderate-intensity aerobic exercise, along with at least two days of weekly muscle-strengthening exercises. 

If your lifestyle does not allow you to make time for extensive exercise, brisk walking for 30 minutes in your day helps more than you know. Keeping your body active will help your heart function better.
Regular exercise will decrease your cholesterol, improve the efficiency of your heart and blood circulation, and maintain a healthy level of blood pressure. Regular exercise lowers your chance of suffering a heart attack. 

3.Heart-healthy habits go a long way 
If you have a habit of smoking or vaping, quit. Smoking makes blood vessels more likely to develop plaque. When arteries that provide blood to the heart muscle are clogged with clots or constricted by plaque, coronary heart disease results. 
Some habits that can harm your heart 

• Smoking cigarettes or vaping 
• Eating poorly 
• Stress 
• Consuming too much alcohol 

Practice a heart-healthy lifestyle and maintain habits that can help your heart function better in the long term. Regular yoga and practicing meditation also helps your heart function better. When your mind and your body is balanced, exercised and calm, your heart gets the benefits. 

4.Keep your mental health in check 
Mental health is the most important factor in keeping your heart healthy and functioning well. More often than not it is stressful environments that lead to heart trouble, and habituated smoking or unhealthy patterns of coping, sleep etc. Keeping a check on your mental health, taking professional help if needed can help your heart health immensely. 
The greatest strategy to prevent or delay many heart and brain problems is to have a healthy lifestyle. This includes maintaining a healthy weight, eating a balanced diet, abstaining from tobacco use, and controlling any diseases that may increase your risk. Make health a priority.