Show your heart some love

A validated upper-arm blood pressure monitor is one of the most useful tools you can have on hand, checked weekly, ideally after sitting quietly for a few minutes with your feet flat on the floor.

Tracking your resting heart rate, generally 60 to 100 beats per minute for most adults, gives you another simple data point, either by checking your pulse manually or through a fitness tracker.

Many smartwatches now include FDA-cleared single-lead ECG features that can flag irregular rhythms like atrial fibrillation for a provider to review.

None of these replace a full lab panel or a conversation with your provider, but together they give you a useful, ongoing picture between checkups. For a deeper look at what’s happening beneath the surface, AgelessRx’s Core Longevity Panel adds bloodwork markers like ApoB that home monitoring can’t capture.

Omega-3s (EPA and DHA) have some of the deepest research behind them, with higher intake linked to better blood pressure, lower inflammation markers, and healthier triglyceride levels. CoQ10 supports the mitochondria inside heart muscle cells and is worth particular attention if you’re on a statin like Atorvastatin, since statins can lower the body’s natural CoQ10 levels. Fiber and magnesium also show up consistently in the research, fiber for supporting healthy cholesterol levels, and magnesium for its role in blood pressure and heart rhythm.

Supplements can be a genuinely useful piece of the picture, but they work alongside your treatment plan, not in place of it, so it’s worth running anything new by your provider first, especially if you’re already on a heart health prescription.

The fundamentals do most of the work: regular movement, aiming for about 150 minutes of moderate activity a week, a diet built around vegetables, fiber, and healthy fats, not smoking, and keeping stress in check where you can.

Beyond lifestyle, staying on top of your numbers—blood pressure, cholesterol, and inflammation markers—lets you and your provider catch shifts early rather than after symptoms show up. For some people, that also means an ongoing prescription like Atorvastatin or Telmisartan alongside those habits, not instead of them. Think of it less as a single change and more as a handful of small, consistent habits that compound over years.

Each works on a different piece of cardiovascular health. Atorvastatin supports healthy cholesterol levels, Telmisartan supports healthy blood pressure, and Tadalafil supports blood flow and circulation, with ongoing research also pointing to broader cardiovascular benefits from consistent daily use.

Many people end up using more than one, since blood pressure, cholesterol, and circulation are separate systems that don’t necessarily move together. Your provider reviews your labs and health history to help determine which one, or which combination, actually fits your profile.

Cardiovascular risk factors like blood pressure and cholesterol can begin shifting well before you’d notice any symptoms, often starting in your 30s and 40s. Rather than waiting for a specific age or a diagnosis, many people in the longevity space start monitoring these markers proactively, so small changes get caught early instead of compounding for years. Your AgelessRx provider can help you figure out what monitoring makes sense based on your personal and family history, whatever your current age.