Treatment for Heart Conditions and Heart Failure in Antigua
Heart Conditions (HTN, Heart Failure)
Strategies to prevent heart disease:
You can prevent heart disease by following a heart-healthy lifestyle. Here are strategies to help you protect your heart.
Heart disease remains a major cause of death, but it is not unavoidable. Although certain risk factors — such as family history, sex, or age — cannot be altered, there are many ways you can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Here are seven tips for boosting your heart health:
- Stop smoking or tobacco use
One of the best things you can do for your heart is to stop smoking. Smokeless tobacco products can also result in some of the same risks as cigarettes, as well as additional health risks. Even if you are not a smoker, make sure to minimise your exposure to second-hand smoke.
- Exercise: Approximately of 60 minutes of daily activity
Regular physical activity every day will reduce the risk of heart disease. Physical exercise helps you to regulate your weight and reduce your risk of developing other diseases, such as high blood pressure , high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes, that can place stress on your heart.
- Eat a heart-healthy diet
A balanced diet will help protect your heart, reduce cholesterol, and blood pressure and mitigate your risk of Type 2 Diabetes.
- Maintain a healthy weight
Overweight — particularly around the midsection — increases the risk of heart disease. Excess weight can lead to conditions in which your risk of developing heart disease increases. This includes hypertension, high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes.
- Get good quality sleep
A lack of sleep can do more than just make you yawn; it can harm your health. People who are not getting enough sleep have a greater risk of obesity, high blood pressure , heart disease , diabetes and depression.
- Manage stress
Some people use unhealthy methods to deal with stress — such as overeating, drinking, or smoking. Seeking better ways to relieve stress — such as physical activity, calming exercises or meditation — can help your health improve.
- Get regular health screenings
High blood pressure and high cholesterol can cause heart and blood vessel damage. But you still won’t know if you have those conditions without testing for them. Routine screening will tell you what your numbers are, and whether medical intervention is required.
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