Few Changes in Lifestyle Can Keep your Heart Healthy

By Medical Expert Team

Sep 21 , 2016 | 1 min read

The holy trinity of good health depends on how you are giving up your sedentary lifestyle to avoid heart problems. Here a few disease prevention tips that will get you started:

Don't smoke or use tobacco in any form
Exercise for minimum 30 - 45 minutes on most days of the week
Eat a heart-healthy diet, rich in fresh fruits, vegetables, fiber, low trans fats,
Diabetes screening and prevention and good control of blood sugar.
Control of Blood Pressure
Control of Lipid Profile (low total cholesterol, low LDL & high HDL is desirable)
Obesity - Control of weight and BMI.

Goal of Treatment

High blood pressure and heart diseases are interrelated because they are checked by the doctor at the same time. It has been observed that people have greater awareness about heart health, despite that they are suffering from serious heart conditions. The table below depicts the ideal range of your test results:

HbA1C (in diabetes)	< 6.5 - 7.0% (individualization)
Fasting glucose	70 - 130 mg/dl
Post meal glucose	< 180 mg/dL
Blood pressure	< 130/80 mmHg
Lipids	LDL <100mg/dL and <70mg/dL (in proven heart patients) HDL In Males >40mg/dL and Females >50 mg/dL TG <150 mg/dL

Following six changes in your life style may reduce your risk of a first or second heart attack by 90 - 95%.

Risk factor	Change in life style	Decrease in Heart Disease Risk
Cigarette smoking	Stop smoking	50%
Body weight	Maintain ideal weight and waist size	35-55%
Physical activity	30 minutes of daily walking	35 - 55%
Healthy diet	Five or more servings (one - half of the plate) of fruits and vegetables	66 - 85%
High blood pressure	10 mmHg decrease in systolic blood pressure pressure	16%- 42% decrease in stroke
LDL cholesterol	< 100 mg/dl decrease with or without drugs	50%
All six changes!		90 - 95%!