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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Tips To Avoid Cardiovascular Diseases!!!

Since prevention is always better than cure, follow these basic rules to reduce your risk of having heart problems:

1.Eat a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet. Limit your intake of fats and increase your intake of low-fat foods. Eat lot of fruits, vegetables and whole grain.
2.Monitor your cholesterol levels. Get Lipid Profile test done regularly to ensure that there is right balance between LDL(bad cholesterol) and HDL(good cholesterol) levels.
3.Have your blood pressure checked regularly.Always keep it under control, even if it means taking anti-hypertensive medications.
4.Keep your blood sugar under control. Take appropriate medication and follow the recommendations of the doctor if you have diabetes.
5.Exercise regularly.Start slowly if you are not used to exercising and increase it as your fitness improves.
6.Maintain a healthy weight. Obesity and cardiovascular disease often are linked together as the excess weight carried by a person places an extra load on the heart.

2 comments:

singleherbs said...

nice information ,, regards
Dr D P Rana

Brate said...

According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the nation's single leading cause of death for both men and women. At least 58.8 million people in this country suffer from some form of heart disease.

And on the whole, cardiovascular diseases (the combination of heart disease and stroke) kill some 950,000 Americans every year.

In fact, according to the American Heart Association, almost 150,00 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease each year are under the age of 65. And one out of every 20 people below the age of 40 has heart disease.

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