6 Ways To A Healthy Heart

Heart Disease - Your No.1 Killer !!

Surprised? Whoa...Scary to read about an article title "Heart attacks and strokes are currently the No.1 killer of women in Malaysia". 

In Malaysia about 1 in 2 women over the age of 30 have high blood pressure! Deaths due to heart attacks and strokes in women are almost 2 and half times more common than deaths due to all cancers, tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/AIDS combined. This statement released by Women's Heart Health Organisation (WHFO), Association of Malaysia (NHAM).

Now, is time to take charge of your heart health, and stop the disease in its tracks once and for all.

6 Ways To A Healthy Heart

1. Curb Stress

• While it's not a direct risk factor for cardiovascular disease, those with coronary heart disease and under a lot of stress many experience symptoms like angina.

2. Watch What You Eat

• Aim for a well-balanced diet include at least five portions of fruit and veggies daily. cut down on saturated and trans fats,limit unhealthy cholesterol, reduce your sodium intake and if you drink alcohol, keep within the recommended guidelines.

3. Switch To Whole Grains

• Whole grains also make digestion easier, and keep you feeling fuller longer-great for weight management!

4. Stay Active

• Regular exercising for min 30-40 minutes, 4-5 times a weeks, helps control your weight, reduce blood pressure and bad cholesterol, and keep your mind sharp. When your exercise or perform physical activities like walking and climbing stairs, your heart pumps blood efficiently around your body.

5. Know Your Numbers

• Find out your blood pressure, cholesterol and weight readings; if the numbers aren't what they should be, plan for a changes to make for a healthier heart. Did you know that high blood pressure during pregnancy predisposes a women to develop high blood pressure, stoke and heart attacks in later life?

6. Stop Puffing

• Smoking increase your blood pressure and LDL (bad) cholesterol, decrease the exercise tolerance and increase the tendency for blood to clot. According to WHO, young women who smoke and use oral contraceptive (OC), birth control pills have more than a five-fold increased risk of heart attacks when compared with OC-users who do not smoke.

In order to maintain a good heart health, you need to create a new active healthy lifestyle habits based on the 6 ways above as your guideline.