BE AWARE OF HEART DISEASES:


Technology has changed lot. But we have yet to modify our lifestyle. What could be prevented today, we treat and leave.

“Let the food be your medicine lest, the medicine will replace your food” ____Hippocrates


CARDIO VASCULAR DISEASES ARE PREVENTABLE. HOW?


The ultimate goal of this article towards ,

1. Improving the mean survival age .

2. Reducing the need for interventional procedures.

3. Reducing recurrent cardio vascular events.

4. Improving the quality of life.

PRIMARY PRREVENTION:

The addition of healthy life habits remains the foundation of primary prevention.

1.Life style modification:

There are number of healthy activities that can be easily implemented to enhance your quality of life and prevent heart disease and stroke. Few examples are

1.Body weight maintenance

2.Increase physical activity.

3.Dietary modification (rich in fruits / vegetables, low fat)

Better eating habits prevent your incoming heart attacks. A healthy eating plan doesn’t mean just choosing the right food to eat but it also deal with preparing food in a healthy way

SECONDARY PREVENTION:

Take care of the following factors.

• Cholesterol guidelines

• Cigarette smoking

• Hypertension

• Family history of pre mature coronary artery disease

• Diabetes

• Stress

• Excess alcohol consumption

• Age (age >45yrs, women >55yrrs)
  

HEART DISEASE AND WOMAN :

Heart disease is also a very important cause of death for

post menopausal women especially with diabetes

LIFE STYLE MANAGEMENT INCLUDES:

• Dietary control (reduction of saturated fat to <7%>

• Intake of plant sterols/stanols (2gm/day)

• Increase soluble fibre intake(10-25 gm /day)

• Weight reduction

• Increased physical activity

• Control of risk factors like smoking , blood pressure, diabetes.

CONCLUSION:

“PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE” is the well known word. You can

preventCAD from today itself. Best of lucks.