Get moving. A consistent routine of biking, swimming or walking together at a moderate pace helps prevent everything from diabetes to high blood pressure. At the same time, you can enjoy the outdoor air and catch up on one another's days.
Munch on a fibre appetizer. Give him a fibre supplement such as Metamucil® about 15 minutes before each meal to promote regularity and get more fibre in his diet.
Get to bed early. A 10-year research study of 70,000 people showed that those who get five or fewer hours of sleep a night have a 40 percent higher chance of developing heart disease than those who regularly get a full eight hours. If you and your husband are night owls, try reading a good book before bedtime — another component to having better health.
Give him a scare. Activities that make the heart race (once in a while) are good ways to jump-start better health. A horror movie or suspenseful book, or simply being in love, has been shown to help pump up your heart. Don't be afraid to squeeze his hand either; studies have shown that physical contact can help reduce disease-causing stress.
Smile, talk and meditate. Those who share the day's events with each other are helping relieve the day's tensions, too. Researchers at Harvard found that individuals with the most positive attitudes at the start of the trial were half as likely to have experienced heart problems as men with more negative attitudes.
Just be you. By simply being there, you're helping his heart tremendously. Toronto-based researchers studied 100 men and women with mild high blood pressure and found that after three years of marriage, the happily married men had healthier hearts than the unmarried men.
