TAKE THE TEST! Take a test that is as sensitive as any blood cholesterol analysis out there to prevent risk of cardiac complications and hemiplegic attack, the most sensitive and accurate test is highly sensitive C-reactive protein test, or HSCRP. It measures the levels of a specific protein in blood that indicates if any of your arteries is affected or blocked, and can rupture and cause further complications like arrhythmia or cardiac arrests, since more than half of the heart attacks are seen in people with otherwise normal blood cholesterol levels the importance of getting the HSCRP increase many fold and you should go see your doctor and get one if you already have not gotten one.
No one cares what you can or cannot lift, for the past four decades or more various researches and articles have said that exercise is good for the heart but none has told that the effects of exercise are very short lasting and that for better results you need to keep doing them on a regular basis, and exercise is the best thing to keep your heart fit and fine. Clinical comparative studies have been carried to ascertain heart rates in those who exercise and those who have stopped exercising and a marked difference is seen between the two with an advantage in favor of those who are regular with their exercises. That said the doctors also add that it’s never too late to start if you haven’t already for a longer life.
Hanging out in the gym will not only help you increase your muscle mass but will also make you stronger hence making it easy for you to lift heavy weights thereby putting less of strain on your heart muscles since they will not be put under a lot of strain there will be less wear and tear so one would have a long life.
Stop smoking weed. Smoking weed enhances your chances for a coronary failure manifold for a few hours after every smoke so its better you live rather than have such an addiction that can easily cost you your life.
Buy extra-virgin olive oil. Given its expensive but the benefits it offers are also many so it wouldn’t pinch you a lot if you spend some extra to enjoy a long healthy life.
Go see a genetic counselor to know about any history of disorders that might have predisposition in your family this way you can get the necessary intervention well in time and take precautionary measures in advance.
get a thorough check up of your heart done the most pain free way is to get an ultrasound done the rational behind getting it done is that many patients do not know that they suffer from a heart condition till they get the symptoms, don’t wait so long get regular checkups done to know what condition your heart is In a must for men over 40, repeat this on a yearly basis, electron-beam cat scan (EBCT) is the best it provides with 3d images of your heart for a clearer picture
Pop a pill, always better to take medicines to avoid surgery in clinical trials conducted its seen that those on cholesterol reducing drugs like statins reduce their chances of arrythmia’s and heart attacks and had lesser number of cases requiring open heart surgeries by many fold one of the commonest statin is Atorvastatin, this study clearly states the advantage of popping a pill.
Ask your doctor about Ramipril. For 30 years, Ramipril has been the drug of choice for hypertension. But a study from McMaster University in Ontario shows that it in fact it helps decrease risk of heart attacks and strokes and even reduces the cases that undergo coronary artery bypass surgery!
In research study, which had about 10,000 patients (80 percent of whom had coronary disease), vitamin E and Ramipril were tested against placebos for effects on coronary system, those who were just on vitamin E showed no marked difference but those who were on Ramipril reduced their risk of heart attacks by 30% and death rates by 25% and increased life expectancy by 7-10 years.
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