Although you might know that eating certain foods can increase your heart disease risk, changing your eating habits is often tough. Whether you have years of unhealthy eating under your belt or you simply want to fine-tune your diet, here are eight heart-healthy diet tips. Once you know which foods to eat more of and which foods to limit, you'll be on your way toward a heart-healthy diet.
• Control your portion size
• Eat more vegetables and fruits
• Select whole grains
• Limit unhealthy fats
• Choose low-fat protein sources
• Reduce the salt (sodium) in your food
• Plan ahead: Create daily menus
• Allow yourself an occasional treat
• Stop smoking—no ifs, ands, or butts
• Focus on the middle
• Let the music move you
• Laugh out loud
• Stretch it out
• Move it, move it, work out
• Kick your housework up a notch
• Consider pet therapy
—Healthline
