The product to put away after 40 - sugar isn't the worst of it
Cardiologist Anastasia Fomicheva explained what is important to do regularly to maintain heart health after the age of 50. Those who have just turned 40 should also pay attention to the recommendations.For 30-60 minutes a day (and at least five days a week) it is recommended to perform aerobic exercises.
Choose what you prefer. It can be walking, swimming, bicycling. "The main thing is to move more and reduce the time of a sedentary lifestyle. You should not forget about walks in the fresh air," - emphasized the doctor.
Also after the age of 40, it is worth making changes in the system of nutrition. If the consumption of salt and simple carbohydrates should be limited, it is better to give up saturated fats, replacing them with unsaturated ones.
The cardiologist advised to eat more plant food, which has a lot of fiber, buy fish of fatty varieties. The presence of the product in the diet at least once a week helps the body to get natural omega-3 fatty acids.
Zukhra Pavlova, endocrinologist, Doctor of Medical Sciences, noted that the accumulation of glycation end products (AGEs) is one of the main factors of aging. In this sense, one of the most harmful products - fried bacon, containing more than 90 thousand CRP (and it is already six daily norms).
Earlier, experts from the German Nutrition Society explained what you can replace red fish or expensive vegetable oils to get omega-3. Fatty acids are found in considerable quantities in nuts and flax seeds.