Today,our lifestyle is full of frustrations, relationship issues, job insecurity, deadlines etc., which is increasing the level of our stress stupendously. It seems that is has become a part of their life and increasing risks of heart disease.
Our body has specialized fight & flight response to deal with stress but our body response, behavior, actions etc. determines its impact on heart health. If you want to reduce the risks of heart diseases, you have to be stress free.
There are some risk factors like age, sex and family history which you can’t change but except these, there are many prevention steps to get rid of heart diseases.
According to American Heart Association, there are 7 key factors which is called Lifes Simple 7 to lower the risks of heart diseases and to keep your heart healthy.
1. Maintain Healthy Weight
2. Reduce Blood Sugar
3. Get Healthy Diet
4. Be Active
5. Manage Blood Pressure
6. Control Cholesterol
7. Avoid Smoking
But there are some distinctive factors about healthy heart which are either not known by people or rarely followed by them. Some of eccentric factors among them are:
1. Quaff a Little Alcohol Everyday: Moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages can increase your HDL level, reduces blood clotting & prevents from artery damages. Red Wine is very beneficial.
2. Get Frequent Physical Intimation: Studies show that sex is very healthy for heart. It adds more pleasure in life and actually lowers the BP and reduces the risk of heart diseases.
3. Knitting: Engaging yourself in sewing, knitting and crocheting activities helps in relieving the stress from your life and makes that good.
4. Appease in Dark Chocolate: The rich & dark chocolate contains flavonoids & antioxidants which reduces the risks of heart diseases & makes blood vessels more elastic according to American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. It also helps in blood clotting.
5. Heed Pet Therapy: Studies conducted by NIH (National Institute of Health) revealed that owning pets lowers that rate of death from heart diseases and also improves heart & lung functions.
6. Eat Bananas: For heart health and blood pressure, potassium is also as important as sodium. It increases the sodium’s secretion from the body. Banana is the best food to eat for potassium intake. Other foods are baked potatoes, tomato paste, yogurt etc.
7. Cook With Garlic: One clove a day of garlic reduces heart attacks as it reduces arterial damages, reduces cholesterol and checks the RBCs from sticking together and blocking the arteries.
