Diseases and Conditions
Enlarged heart
Overview
Symptoms
Causes
Risk factors
Complications
Prevention
Diagnosis
Treatment
Lifestyle and home remedies
Preparing for an appointment
Lifestyle and home remedies
There are ways to improve your condition, even though you can't cure it. Your doctor may recommend the following lifestyle changes:
- Quit smoking.
- Lose excess weight.
- Limit salt in your diet.
- Control diabetes.
- Monitor your blood pressure.
- Get modest exercise, after discussing with your doctor the most appropriate program of physical activity.
- Avoid or stop using alcohol and caffeine.
- Try to sleep eight hours nightly.