Best Way To Prevent Heart Disease
More Or Less one quarter of all deaths are caused by heart disease owing to clogged or furred up coronary (heart) arteries, a illness medically known as atherosclerosis that is a result of raised blood cholesterol levels. A essential factor in heart disease is your lifestyle and which foods you eat. Simple activities like following a 7 day detox, making sure you get some exercise, losing some weight and stopping smoking can play a big part in reducing your risks of heart disease – you could also try using detox foot pads to assist in mopping up all those toxins cursing round your body.
Signs of heart disease
If you contract heart disease, you are at enhanced risk of developing angina (severe chest pain due to the heart not getting adequate oxygen), a heart attack; an arrhythmia (which is an defective heart rate, which will cause shortness of breath, dizziness or even death); or heart failure (when the heart is unable to pump fully, leading to breathlessness, lethargy, swollen up ankles, and which could eventually cut short your life expectancy).
Coronary Artery Disease can start in arteries in other areas of the body, such as the brain, kidneys, or legs. This often leads to strokes, kidney failure, or restricted circulation in the legs and in some cases amputation. Other conditions of the heart and circulatory system include increased blood pressure, heart attacks and varicose veins.
Pretty much all heart troubles can be avoided, or improved substantially by making simple changes to your lifestyle and eating habits. To reduce your chance of heart disease, you are advised to follow a healthy diet, don’t eat a lot of salt, learn how to quit smoking, moderate your consumption of alcohol, get a little exercise at least 3 times a week, get your weight down (there’s plenty of weight loss diets to help you), and try to eliminate your stress levels.
Green tea is very high in OPCs and antioxidants, and is thought to help protect against heart and circulatory disease. While the evidence for this is inconclusive, drinking green tea appears to be sound, so it will likely be valuable trying partnered with other preventative measures.
Always discuss with your doctor before accepting health advice coming from external sources.
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