- Each year, 500,000

Americans die of heart

disease, and

approximately half of

them are women.

- At the age of 45, a

man’s risk of heart

disease and a woman

increases the risk in the

age of 55.

Many of us feel that heart disease is a problem that happens to other folks.

Wrong on all counts. In the United States, heart disease is the no.1 killer of

both women and men. It affects many people at midlife, as well as in old age.

It also can happen to those who “feel fine.” Consider these facts:

Warm up and cool

down periods of 5-10

minutes including

stretching and flexibility

exercises should

precede and follow 20-

40 minutes of aerobic

or cardiovascular

exercise (sustained or

continuous exercise

using large muscle

groups).

If you have had a recent stress test, your health care provider may use the test

to provide you with a Target Heart Rate (THR) or MET level. Your heart rate

should increase as each workload increases on the stress test. A MET is a

measure of work level. One MET is the amount of energy your body uses at

rest. Any exercise or activity level can be described in METS.

One should be aware that

the high systolic blood

pressure level is

dangerous. In case your

systolic blood pressure is

140 mmHg or higher than

this may lead to

cardiovascular and also

kidney disease. It may so

happen that if you really

take good care of your

eating habits.

A simple, painless test using an inflatable arm cuff. Hypertension or

hypotension both are harmful to us; Both are risk factors that may lead to

heart disease. One should do exercise to maintain the good heart health.

A family history of heart

disease is one of those risk

factors that you cannot

control. However, most people

with a family history of heart

disease also have other risk

factors and at least then you

can do something about your

heart disease or its problems.

It is especially important for

you to talk with your health

care provider and make him

aware of the risk factors you

can reduce through lifestyle

changes if a relative has had

a heart attack at an early age:

before age 65 for a woman or

before age 55 for a man,

As part of your

cholesterol-

lowering

treatment plan,

your doctor may

recommend

medication. You

may be

prescribed just

one cholesterol-

lowering drug, or

two in

combination.

DASH: this stands for (Dietary

Approaches to Stop

Hypertension). This plan

emphasizes vegetables, fruits,

other grains or foods, and low-

fatty diet and fat-free milk and

milk mades. It is rich in

potassium, magnesium and

calcium, as well as fiber and

protein. It is low in saturated

and total fat and cholesterol,

and limits red meat, sweets,

and beverages with added

sugars. This practice will help

you to have a control in your

blood pressure level and the

other diseases that rises

because of high or a low blood

pressure.

These instructions are only for the sake of your life. If you does not care its

fine and if you care then care for the entire life and with full dedication. This

practice can help you to live a healthy life throughout.

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