Friday, July 25, 2008

Listen to your heart

In fact, we most likely do not thinkabout our heart at all unless there could be a problem with it. Cardiovascular disease is the number one category of killers in the world. So, we should learn how to keep our heart healthy. Heart diseases are not only caused by one factor but by seceral factors actually. Smoking, which in itself increases a person's risk of heart attack, also tends to lead to high blood pressure and then contribute to have heart disease. Fortunately, the majority of these risk factors such as high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, smoking, lack of exercise and stress can be reduced by making changes to our lifestyle. While most of the risk factors can be managed, there are others such as a person's age, gender and family history with cardiovascular diseases that cannot be managed. Nonetheless, we can certainly make the decision to eat healthily. Following a healthy diet can reduce our risks of developing heart diseases and increase our chances of survival after a heart attack. Don't forget to make more exercises that can help in it.

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