The heart is one of the most fascinating organs of the human body. It starts beating when we are still in our mother’s womb and continues to do so till our last breath. It works tirelessly to pump life giving blood to all parts of our body. Did you know that our heart beats about 100,000 times in a day and over 2.5 billion times in a 70 year lifetime!

Just as the case of any machine, our heart will fail to function properly if we do not take proper care of it. In order to keep our heart healthy, it is necessary that we help our heart manages to do this wonderful feat of constantly pumping blood and oxygen to all the organs in your body.

That is why keeping our heart strong and healthy is so important.

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To help keep your heart healthy, you must make lifestyle changes, such as eating well, getting exercise, and reducing stress.

Eating well can help keep your heart healthy. Losing weight and eating less salt can also help keep your heart strong. Eat healthfully and protect your heart.

Regular exercise can help
•     Lower blood pressure
•     Improve blood flow through body
•     Lose weight

Reducing Stress
Stress causes your body to release hormones, such as adrenaline. While adrenaline and other hormones can give you extra energy, they also raise your blood pressure and heart rate. If you feel stressed or tense often, your heart and other parts of your body are under constant strain. Over time, this strain raises your chance of heart disease, stomach problems, being overweight, and other illnesses.

The remedy is to relax and slow down. When you are relaxed, your blood pressure may go down, which lowers the strain on your heart.

Stop Smoking. Smoking increases your risk for heart disease and stroke. If you smoke, you may already know how bad it is for your body. It raises your blood pressure. And high blood pressure can cause heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and kidney failure. It is hard work to stop smoking, but you have to do it.

Watching your weight is also extremely important to a healthy heart. If you’re more than twenty pounds overweight, it’s time to go on a diet.

Dieting does not mean that you starve yourself of the nutrients your body needs. It simply means that you watch your caloric intake and make sensible choices when planning your daily menu.

Heart with Muscle Damage and Blocked Artery

Heart Attack

A Heart Attack is the blockage of blood flowing through the coronary arteries. The only prevention is living a healthy lifestyle. There are treatments like rest, drug treatment, and possibly surgery. Heart Attacks can cause permanent damage to the heart muscle. Some of the symptoms are chest pain, pain in left arm, sweating, and difficulty breathing.

Lower your blood pressure by losing weight, stopping smoking, and eating a healthy diet.

Heart Failure
Heart failure is when your heart gets clogged and can’t pump blood all the way through your body. High blood pressure can lead to heart failure. Heart failure means your heart cannot pump the blood the way it is supposed to. The heart cannot fill up with enough blood and pump with its full force at the same time. This can be prevented by living a good and healthy lifestyle.

High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is called a silent killer because it no symptoms. High blood pressure can increase the risk of coronary heart disease. The only way to know if you have high blood pressure is to have your blood pressure checked regularly. People who do not know they have high blood pressure, until they have a problem in the heart, brain, and kidneys.

You can prevent high blood pressure by:
•     Decrease salt and sodium
•     Try quitting smoking
•     Eat fruits and vegetables
•     Eat dairy foods
•     Try decreasing alcohol
•     Watch your weight

Simply surviving a heart attack is just the beginning of a long process of recovery.

Living after a heart attack

Advances in angioplasty and coronary artery bypass surgery have improved outcomes. Most people who have suffered a heart attack can regain normal or near-normal lifestyles. Some actually enjoy better health than before their heart attacks.

After a heart attack, it takes time for the damaged area to heal. The dead heart muscle forms a scar. During this healing process, your healthcare provider may limit your activities, such as strenuous exertion or heavy lifting.

After recovery from a heart attack, there are things that can be done to reduce the chance of another attack. These include:
•     Control high blood pressure
•     Lower high cholesterol levels
•     Maintain normal blood sugar levels, if diabetic
•     Lose weight, if overweight
•     Exercise regularly
•     No smoking
•     Follow all instructions for medication and follow-up appointments with your cardiologist.

Exercise improves the heart's ability to work and may help lower the risk of a second heart attack. Cardiac rehabilitation programs are available to monitor your recovery and help you exercise safely. You will also learn to manage your heart condition and control your risk factors for heart disease.