Sunday, January 24, 2010

Maintaining Heart Health

Maintaining Heart Health

The heart is one of the most important organ in the human body and the main motor merpakan in the blood stream. Therefore, health is very important. But many of us are not too aware that heart disease is not like any other illness that always begins with symptoms that clear. Here are tips on how to keep our heart healthy.

Avoid Cigarettes

The study says that people who smoke have a 2-fold chance of heart disease than people who do not smoke or passive smokers. When you stop smoking, this risk will gradually decline

Reduce Salt

The salt can cause hypertension which later can increase the risk of heart attack. To maintain health, more consumption of vegetables and fruits.

Reduce Alcohol

Alcohol consumption can damage cardiac muscle that could increase the occurrence of heart attack

Organized Sports

The heart muscle consists of muscles and these muscles need exercise. One way is by doing exercise. The experts suggest regular exercise about 30 minutes each day to maintain your body's health.

Keep your Body Mass Index (BMI)


With BMI or maintain your ideal weight you are reducing the heart's performance so that you become more heart healthy.

Routine Check Cholesterol

People who have high cholesterol have a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and diseases that affect blood circulation in the body. Therefore cholesterol checkups on a regular basis is very good for an indication of our heart health.

If your blood pressure is high, you can decrease with exercise and eating foods that contain lots of fiber.

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