As people seek healthier lifestyles, heart health has become an increasingly important topic. The heart is one of the most important muscles in our body. To keep your heart healthy moderate physical activity and a healthy diet is encouraged. Factors that lead to heart disease are high blood pressure, high cholesterol, excessive stress, inactivity, smoking, and excessive drinking. Making life style changes in these areas can greatly reduce one’s risks of heart disease.
INTRODUCTION: Heart disease is a number of abnormal conditions affecting the heart and its blood vessels. Also called cardiovascular disease, it mainly affects older people and indicates that there are problems with the heart and blood vessels.
Hilton Johnson and his wife, Lisa, are paving the way in the health coaching industry. They are co-founders of Hilton Johnson Productions, Inc., HealthCoachTraining and HealthCoachingU, beginning back in 1990 by offering innovative coaching programs. They used web-based technology for training, and now they offer a 12-month certification training program that trains people in both health and coaching.
In 2008 it was estimated that over 100 million American adults had a blood cholesterol level high enough to require medical advice. While Americans are getting more obese, the introduction of low risk cholesterol reducing drugs, like statins, have proven to lower cholesterol levels and fight heart disease.