Unhealthy lifestyle has caused more young people and women suffering from heart attack. Today, heart disease has become the number one cause of death. 1 of every 3 women died because of heart attack.
Therefore, women should be aware of heart disease and must take immediate measures to avoid it.
Children are also vulnerable to the risk of heart disease. The risk of heart disease begins when the fetus is still in the womb. Congenital heart disease is affected by the consumption of junk food, smoking from an early age, lack of exercise, and obesity.
We can reduce the risk of heart disease by adopting a healthy lifestyle. Here are 4 ways to avoid the horrendous disease!
Exercise! Not only that it maintains a healthy heart, but it also keeps you fit throughout the day!
Exercise can definitely be cheap, easy, and practical. Small, daily activities that we often take for granted can be a good exercise for us. Walking, taking the stairs, and doing a little morning workout in the gym are great and easy ways of keeping your body healthy. For those who want to go the extra mile, it is suggested that you work out for one hour three times a week.
Plan a diet program from a credible reference
Do you realize that the foods we consume overtime are worse than before? Foods nowadays are full of preservatives, salt, sugar, and saturated fat. So start a healthy diet! Healthy food does not have to be bland. Smoothies and juices are great examples of delicious, healthy, and packed with fiber foods.
Quit smoking!
One of two smokers die from diseases caused by tobacco. The age line of people who start smoking in Indonesia is getting younger. Now, we can find children aged 2 until 4 years old already became active smokers.
More than 60 million people in Indonesia smoke cigarettes. Smoking caused the deaths of 427 948 people per year, or 1172 people per day. Passive smokers are also affected. 50% of children in the world are exposed to cigarette smoke. Quit smoking and avoid passive smoking to reduce the risk of heart disease. Avoid smoking at home to protect your family’s health.
Know your numbers
Start a routine visit to health clinics to get measures of your blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, weight, and your body mass index. Routinely doing medical check up will certainly avoid you from getting sudden heart attack.
Are we ready to change? Heart attack will have a great impact for our family and ultimately our wellness. Apart from that, medicating heart diseases is also very expensive.
Start adopting a healthy lifestyle for yourselves, then your families, then spread it all over the country!