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BEHAVIOURAL FACTORS

Stress

Personal loss, illness,

change of job, may causestress. Exhaustion ,

frequent illness, mental

fatigue irritability,

anxiety are early warning signs of stress.

To control stress

y  Exercise regularly 

y  Learn to relax

y  Take a break from routiney  Plan your work

y  Do breathing exercise

y  Set realistic goals

 

SMOKING AND ALCOHOLISM

 

Smoking is dangerous to the

heart.The walls of the blood vessels

get thickened an more likely to

develop spasm because of 

nicotine present  in cigarettes.

Heavy drinking over a long time

can weaken the action  of the

heart and lead to heart failure. It

also raises the blood pressureand risk of heat attack.

 

To quit smoking/ alcoholism

 Decide positively that you want to quit

 Be confident about your ability to stop

 Stop carrying cigarettes with you

  Limit places and circumstances when you

smoke  or consume alcohol

 Keep a smoke diary. W rite down the occasion of 

every cigarettes you smoke and review the

information daily 

 R educe the number of cigarettes daily andgradually and quit smoking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Presented by 

M.Senthil kumar,M.sc Nursing II yearChettinad Hospital & R esearch Institute 

 

 

CARDIAC

REHABILITATION

 

  

   

  

 

AMind/Body Approach

To Total Wellness