Maintaining Senior Heart Health is Important

Senior Heart Health  |  February 19, 2025

What Every Senior in Edmonton Needs to Know About Heart Health

Senior Heart Health | We all know that the heart is one of our vital organs, so what can we do to take special care of the heart? Three lifestyle changes can be made to protect heart health. They are diet, exercise, and stress reduction.

Heart Healthy Food Choices

When eaten regularly specific foods are important for heart health and can help with blood pressure and cholesterol.

• Coldwater fish: Salmon, mackerel, and tuna
• Eat nuts: Almonds, macadamia, and walnuts
• Flavonoids: Red grapes, dark chocolate, green or black tea
• Vegetables: Colorful veggies, like spinach, tomatoes, broccoli, peppers, and asparagus

Heart Healthy Exercise Choices

How about exercise? 150 minutes of weekly exercise is beneficial for a healthy heart. Can you incorporate one or more of these exercises into your weekly schedule?

#1. Walk or Hike:

Available anytime and anywhere. Walk with friends or family members and vary where you go.

#2. Swim:

The buoyancy of water prevents pressure on joints, making swimming a great exercise for everyone.

#3. Bicycle:

Whether indoors on a stationary bike or outside on a path, biking is another fun option for exercise and is easy on the joints.

#4. Practice Yoga:

Yoga can include stretching, strengthening, endurance, breath work and relaxation.

#5. Strengthen:

Building body strength also strengthens the heart muscles. Use hand weights or weightlifting machines to prevent the natural loss of muscle tissue.

Help your heart with stress reduction techniques that lower blood pressure and reduce the likelihood of chronic illness or disease. Be sure to set priorities so your most important items have been accomplished by the end of each week, and then don’t forget to schedule fun and relaxation time, too.

1. Don’t deny yourself the things you love. What do you like to do? Work on a puzzle, read a book, walk your dog, call the grandkids, do some art, a craft, or a project. Be happier by enjoying activities that make you smile!
2. Remain social. Hang out with a friend, go to the library, or join a bridge group. Do something that gets you out of the house so you’re not sitting home alone.
3. Enjoy laughter. A big laugh from your favourite movie or comedian can uplift you. Pursue new ways to laugh with friends for a big stress reduction!
4. Try meditation. There are so many varieties of meditation available that you can try, as well as deep breathing techniques that help relax the body and diminish anxious feelings.

Comfort Keepers® Edmonton is Proud to Offer a Wide Range of Home Senior Care Services

Our trained caregivers will ensure your loved one is comfortable, independent and safe in their home. On top of that, we will also aim to enhance their overall health, quality of life and general happiness. 

Top-Notch Home Healthcare for Seniors in Edmonton, Alberta

Comfort Keepers of Edmonton offers a wider range of senior care services. We offer retirement care, respite care, senior care, companionship care, end-of-life care, post-surgery care, palliative care, personal care, and senior living transition services. If you are concerned about the health and well-being of your aging loved ones we can help with 24-hour care and more!

Helping Seniors Age-in-Place with Companionship Care and Interactive Caregiving™

Empathetic care starts in the heart and allows us to meet our client’s needs. Our trained caregivers are selected with one specific quality in mind, empathy. We strive to stimulate our clients emotionally, mentally and socially, thus enhancing their overall quality of life. 

Our Interactive Caregiving™ provides a system of care that addresses companionship, safety, nutrition, mind, body, and activities of daily living (ADLs). The system increases seniors’ sense of well-being, independence and companionship by focusing on Senior Mind, Senior Body, Senior Nutrition, and Senior Safety.

Affordable and Client-Directed Homecare is Available for Qualifying Albertans

Comfort Keepers® Edmonton is an Approved Service Provider for the Client Directed Homecare Invoicing (CDHCI) Program Offered by Alberta Health Services. 

What is the Client Directed Home Care Invoicing Program (CDHCI)?

CDHCI is a great program provided by Alberta Health Services (AHS), allowing clients to choose an approved agency like, Comfort Keepers Edmonton for Personal Care, Respite Care and Homemaking needs. The chosen agency can then bill AHS directly for services rendered for approved hours through Alberta Blue Cross. Read more about the program HERE.

Accredited Home Care Edmonton

Comfort Keepers® Edmonton was awarded the “Accredited with Exemplary Standing” seal by Accreditation Canada. This honour demonstrates Comfort Keepers’ commitment to offering safe, high-quality home care to its senior clients in Edmonton, MB.

To learn more about senior in-home care in Edmonton, contact the Comfort Keepers® office. Our service territory includes Edmonton, Devon, Sherwood Park, Stony Plain and surrounding areas, contact the Comfort Keepers Edmonton office at 780-465-4665.

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