Sleeping 7 to 8 hours, drinking a beer, eating
less salt every day... are the good habits that everyone should practice to
have a healthy heart.
Heart disease is the leading cause causing
death in most countries around the world. Detecting the signs of heart disease
plays an important role in preventing the disease becoming worse. Learn how to
manage and improve your heart health through 8 following good habits:
Sleep 7 to 8 hours per day
People who sleep less than 6 hours a night
have the risk of heart disease higher 3 times than those who sleep 7 to 8
hours. Enough sleep helps regulate the activity of insulin. Lacking sleep is
the cause that makes insulin resistance increased, the amount of sugar in the
blood increased (a major cause of diabetes type 2). This situation if prolonged
will make increase the risk of heart disease and obesity.
Fatigue is also a symptom of heart disease in
women, but often overlooked. Especially, if you often feel tired, even feel
slack after getting up, you should go to see a doctor soon.
Fatigue
is also a symptom of heart disease in women
Reduce fat
General body weight and waist size in particular also
reflect the risk of heart diseases. Women with waist size 102 cm and men with
waist size 114 cm have higher risk of heart disease. However, studies show that
if they reduce 10-15% body weight, they can significantly improve
their heart health.
Everyone should exercise 25 to 55 minutes, at
least four times a week. This can make your cardiovascular system healthier,
reduce bad cholesterol and prevent high blood pressure. You should combine with
a healthy diet to promote optimal efficiency.
General
body weight and waist size in particular also reflect the risk of heart
diseases
Smile is a good "food" for the arteries
Smile is really the best remedy to maintain
human health. The body reacts with laughter by lowering the amount of stress
cortisol hormone. The low amount of cortisol helps reduce blood pressure and
strengthen the immune system and help you have a good mood. The studies show
that patients with depression have the risk of heart disease higher twice than
normal people. So, if you want a good health, you should smile every day.
Smile
is a good "food" for the arteries
Drink a glass of beer every day makes heart healthy
Surely you heard that drinking a glass of red
wine every day may improve heart health because it contains antioxidants that
help protect blood vessels and reduce cholesterol. Do you know the effect of a
glass of wine is similar to a glass of beer about improving the cardiovascular
system? Beer contains high amount of vitamin B6. This substance helps prevent
the buildup of homocysteine (one of harmful chemicals causing heart disease).
However, you must be careful, should not abuse
alcohol. In fact, "What is used much is not good." If you drink alcohol
much, it will make blood pressure high, triglycerides high (high
triglycerides easily causes atherosclerosis), heart failure, arrhythmias and
myocardial injury. So, if you can’t drink alcohol, you should not drink it.
Drink
a glass of beer every day makes heart healthy
Understand the medical history of family is the key to help
you have healthy heart
Knowing the medical history of your family
will help you in the right direction in caring for your cardiovascular health.
If anyone in your family has ever had heart problems, you also have high risk
of heart disease. Tell your doctor about the medical history of your family, he
will give you the effective disease prevention.
Have sex twice a week can make heart better
This is one of the most natural ways to
improve cardiovascular health. The studies show that "love" helps
lower blood pressure. Particularly in men, have sex at least twice a week helps
reduce the risk of heart disease significantly.
Snore can be a sign showing that your heart has problem
Do not ignore snoring condition when you
sleep, it is a common problem, but it can increase the risk of developing heart
disease. Sleep apnea is a chronic disease; it makes the patient have
difficulties in breathing during sleep, which leads to snoring. Overweight
people are more at risk for sleep apnea. If this condition is not treated, it
will lead to high blood pressure and heart disease.
Limit salt intake helps reduce the risk of high blood
pressure
People often use salt in an innocuous way.
However, the researchers warn that the absorption of much sodium can increase
blood pressure, makes the heart work harder and harder, which increases the
risk of heart disease. Therefore, if you want to have a healthy heart, you
should limit salt consumption, especially for people over 55 years old. Do you
have high blood pressure? If the answer is yes, you should reduce a teaspoon of
salt every day, which will make your heart healthier.
