We spoke to Dr. Abhijit Bhograj, Consultant- Endocrinology, Manipal Hospital Hebbal, who gave us some simple tips on how one’s lifestyle specifically making changes to sleep, stress, smoking, spirit, salt and sugar the 6 Ss impact your heart health
Heart disease is one of the most frequent causes of death around the world. The road to heart disease is a path linked to your life choices or genetic factors — there are a lot of ways you can reduce your possibility of heart disease. Let’s look at simple ways on how one’s lifestyle specifically making changes to sleep, stress, smoking, spirit, salt and sugar the 6S’scan impact your heart health
Start with the following tips to improve your heart health:
1. Aim for good quality sleep
2. Manage stress better
The way we cope with stress can directly affect our health — such as overeating, drinking or smoking sleeping less. Finding alternative ways to manage stress or to deal with situations that help you to steer clear of such situations — such as physical activity, relaxation exercises or meditation planning your day better — can help improve your heart health.
3. Quit smoking or tobacco use
Stop smoking today or using smokeless tobacco this is a proven benefit for saving your heart. Stopping smoking in a year the risk of heart disease drops to about half that of a smoker. It doesn’t matter how long or how much you smoked, you'll start attaining rewards as soon as you quit.
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4. Get Active: Aim for at least 30 to 60 minutes of activity daily
Regular exercise can reduce the risk of heart disease. Physical activity helps control your weight. helps manage high blood pressure, high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes.
If you haven't been active for some time it is advisable to start slow and work to set daily goals to aim for - 150 minutes a week of moderate aerobic exercise, such as brisk walk, 75 minutes a week of aerobic activity, such as running and two or more strength training sessions a week
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When you work out regularly it increases the chance of losing weight. By reducing weight by 15-20% you stand a chance of going into diabetes and hypertension remission and you also can reduce the dosage and quantity of medication
5. Eat a heart-healthy diet avoid excess alcohol
Having a healthy diet can protect the heart, ameliorate blood pressure and cholesterol, and reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Eat more of:
Limit the following:
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