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Health<br />

DECEMBER 1 - <strong>14</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

<strong>The</strong><strong>Trumpet</strong><br />

Page13<br />

Insulin and our hearts<br />

Insulin is an important hormone<br />

that allows sugar to move from<br />

our blood, after digesting food,<br />

into our muscles and fat cells to be<br />

either burned or stored. It was<br />

discovered by Canadian Scientist -<br />

Frederick Banting<br />

Diabetes, is the name we give to<br />

the disease related to problems with<br />

our insulin. Whilst some types of<br />

Diabetes are caused by factors out<br />

of our control, Type 2 Diabetes can<br />

usually be prevented in younger<br />

individuals by adopting a healthy<br />

lifestyle. What’s more, most of the<br />

lifestyle actions we can take to limit<br />

Snack on unsalted nuts and seeds<br />

Our lifestyle actions can limit our diabetes risk<br />

our diabetes risk will also help to<br />

improve our heart health!<br />

With this in mind, here are some<br />

tips for doing just that:<br />

Eat more Fibre<br />

Fibre can not only help to reduce<br />

cholesterol levels but also helps to<br />

slow down how quickly our blood<br />

sugar levels increase. Try and swap<br />

white pasta and bread for<br />

wholegrain options, eat more fruit<br />

and vegetables, and snack on<br />

unsalted nuts and seeds.<br />

Create Activity Opportunities<br />

Staying active is one of the most<br />

effective ways to maintain our<br />

weight and lower blood pressure.<br />

Consider how you can incorporate a<br />

minimum of one ‘activity<br />

opportunity’ every day, whether it’s<br />

walking the dog, cleaning your<br />

house, or dusting off your old bike.<br />

Remember to keep it fresh and do<br />

something you enjoy!<br />

Stay active<br />

Take the 5% Challenge<br />

Reducing our bodyweight by<br />

more than 5% is an effective way to<br />

positively manage our future health,<br />

however any weight loss is<br />

beneficial, so start small and build<br />

on your success! Remember to set a<br />

goal over a realistic timeframe; 0.5-<br />

2lb per week is sustainable.<br />

Know Your Numbers<br />

Eating excessive amounts of<br />

sugar over many years can be<br />

harmful to our health. Try and opt<br />

for foods with less than 5g of sugar<br />

per 100g most of the time, and limit<br />

high sugar foods such as fizzy<br />

drinks and sweets to less than twice<br />

Tel: +44 (0) 7956 385 604<br />

Eating excessive sugar can be harmful<br />

per week.<br />

To help keep your heart healthy,<br />

why not try out some of our Healthy<br />

Heart recipes from our website:<br />

https://heartresearch.org.uk/heartresearch-uk-recipes-2/<br />

Or<br />

Have a look through our Healthy<br />

Heart cookbook filled with recipes<br />

from top chefs, celebrities and food<br />

bloggers:<br />

https://heartresearch.org.uk/heart<br />

-research-uk-cookbook/<br />

• This is article is part of the<br />

Heart Research UK Healthy Heart<br />

Tip series, written by the Health<br />

Promotion and Education Team at<br />

Heart Research UK.

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