Lets talk about the human heart for a moment. Its the most important organ of your body and yet many lives have been robbed by diseases related to it. How does your heart work? Very much so like two pumps: the right arm receives blood from the body and pumps it to the lungs. The left arm on the other hand is fed by blood from the lungs, which it then pumps out to the rest of the body. Prior to each beat, your heart fills with blood, and then contracts to force the blood out. Blood circulates throughout your entire vascular system within just 20 sec. This process goes on the entire day and night. You experience high blood pressure when the blood pushes against artery walls with tremendous force that it strains it. The culprit here is your irresponsible lifestyle. Cut down on your drinking, engage in exercise, and eat just enough salt to minimize any more risks.
The first necessary step you need to take is to ask your physician to take your blood pressure, the optimum being 120/80 mmHg. Find out what your cholesterol level is too. You are out of danger if your total cholesterol reads below 4mmol/L. Any figure higher than that means that theres excessive cholesterol in your blood. The possible causes are: consuming too much saturated fat, overweight, a sedentary lifestyle, hormones, or heredity factors. Bad cholesterol clings to your artery walls, and sooner or later hardens, slackening your blood flow. You might even experience chest pains, and complete artery blockage. Good cholesterol however protects you against heart attack. Low levels of it increase the risk though because it is what apparently carries its harmful counterpart away from the arteries and back to the liver to be egested.
You can improve your cholesterol levels by; consuming less saturated fat, more good oil; and making the gym one of your favorite places to hang out to keep your waist size in check. Proper adjustments in your diet can reduce your cholesterol by 10 percent. Keep your waist size as minimum as possible for it says much about how much abdominal fat you are carrying. Studies have associated the fat in the tummy, more than anywhere else, to the indurations of the arteries. That makes women with large waist more vulnerable to heart diseases at a tender age. Keep away from processed foods which contain trans fats that add to flab. Instead, take in more oily fish, legumes, garlic, fruits, and vegetables. The correct foods safeguard your heart by increasing good cholesterol levels while minimizing the bad ones.
Antioxidants are what protect your arteries. You therefore need to add nuts and green tea to your regular diet to maximize the chances of slowing down aging. Because your heart is a muscle, the same thing that makes your glutes and abs firm also strengthens it. Living an active lifestyle reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. You need not at least 30 minutes of exercise daily to eliminate the risks to your heart. The hearts health is also a function of how you relate with people. Making time for people means a lot to your heart. Your heart rejoices on receiving a signal that you are being with someone.