Nowadays, majority of people are suffering from heart disease. Can some one share his knowledge as to how to beat heart disease?

You can beat heart disease significantly by making positive lifestyle changes. Even if you already have heart disease, doing these things can help you prevent a future heart attack:

Stop smoking. Smokers are two to four times more likely to develop heart disease than nonsmokers

Control high blood pressure

Lower high cholesterol levels

Lose extra weight

Be more physically active -- Being inactive can raise your risk by 50 to 140 percent

Manage diabetes. About 75 percent of people with the condition die of cardiovascular disease, not diabetes

PROPER DIET AND DAILY EXERCISE.

In most diseases, these two can help save someone's life and make it longer.

Avoid place,situation and people that will cause you stress and anxiety. Choose food that is low in fat and low in sugar Exercise.Do not smoke. Heart disease by far is the number 1 killer in the U.S.

Pay attention to what you're eating. And exercise...cardio exercises are best.

Avoid smoking, drinking alcohol, being stress and eat healthy foods. These are the ways to beat heart disease and you must exercise everyday or every other day to keep your blood circulation good.

Avoid fatty and oily food. Eat food that are rich in fiber, protein and omega 3 fatty acids.

smarty - 31 July 2008 09:07 AM

You can beat heart disease significantly by making positive lifestyle changes. Even if you already have heart disease, doing these things can help you prevent a future heart attack:

Stop smoking. Smokers are two to four times more likely to develop heart disease than nonsmokers

Control high blood pressure

Lower high cholesterol levels

Lose extra weight

Be more physically active -- Being inactive can raise your risk by 50 to 140 percent

Manage diabetes. About 75 percent of people with the condition die of cardiovascular disease, not diabetes

This is definetly a good way to minimize the chances of having heart disease.

To avoid heart disease, avoid eating too many fats and eat more veggies especially those food rich in fiber. Eat oatmeal everyday helps to flush out bad cholesterol that will lead you to heart problem or failures.

smarty - 31 July 2008 09:07 AM

You can beat heart disease significantly by making positive lifestyle changes. Even if you already have heart disease, doing these things can help you prevent a future heart attack:

Thanks smarty, let me make my own checklist:

XXX! Stop smoking. Smokers are two to four times more likely to develop heart disease than nonsmokers

CHECK! Control high blood pressure

XXX! Lower high cholesterol levels

XXX! Lose extra weight

XXX! Be more physically active -- Being inactive can raise your risk by 50 to 140 percent

CHECK! Although a good percentage of my relatives have inherited this from grandma Manage diabetes. About 75 percent of people with the condition die of cardiovascular disease, not diabetes

Monitoring what you eat and your blood pressure will prevent you from getting heart problems. If you already have hypertension, better drink your maintenance medicine.

The only way to beat heart diseases is changing your lifestyle. Eating the right food and avoiding your vices will help a person prevent of getting heat ailments

robertbrown - 27 April 2009 10:13 PM

The only way to beat heart diseases is changing your lifestyle. Eating the right food and avoiding your vices will help a person prevent of getting heat ailments

Right! As they say, prevention is better than cure!

One more thing, read about the ailment so that you could also help other. Information is the key to get the knowledge of the problem.

Avoiding fatty and oily foods and changing your lifestyle will benefit you to prevent of getting heart diseases.

Avoid getting too much stress. Stress is also one cause of heart disease and hypertension. After your days work, relax and unwind.

Also avoid food high in fats and sodium and change your health lifestyle. You need more exercise activity to avoid getting heart diseases.

I think depression can also lead to heart failure. If a person is so depressed, it can trigger heart attack because you worry so much and you don’t give yourself any breaks from depression.

Yes, I forgot to mention that. Depression can also lead people with heart condition and ailments. Better be out of depression to avoid this disease.

Heart diseases and ailments are also caused by heredity. So, if one of your family members have these type of conditons, then you will have a great risk on getting it.

Most people look at this disease as age related but it’s not. Even a child at 6 years old can have heart failure or conditions. We must think that the lifestyle we are living in right now can definitely harm the health of our children in the future.