Tips to prevent heart attack
Heart attack may surprise you like an unwanted guest, but there are tips to prevent it. Here’s what you can do:
• Know your risk factors
• Manage health environments such as diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol
• Maintain healthy weight
• Make heart-healthy food choices
• If you smoke, quit
Risk factors of heart attack are
• Age greater than 35 years, but no one is really immune
• Consumption of any form of tobacco
• High cholesterol LDL greater than 100
• High blood pressure greater than 140/90
• Obesity (Body Mass Index greater than 23 in Indians)
• Sedentary lifestyle
• Lack of exercise
• Depression
• Lack of sleep (tricks to help you sleep better)
• Minimal fruits and vegetable in diet.
So, even if you head out for a run every morning, think about your heart health too. You just need to watch out for the red flags to avoid a heart attack.
