OUR HEART

HOW TO CARE FOR IT

Joha Rahman

http://livewelltips.blogspot.com/

OUR HEART - INTRODUCTION

Our heart is one of the most valuable organ.

It works continuously pumping the blood to

supply fresh oxygen to other organs

Many ignore to take care of their heart.

The result – heart attack or stroke.

GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE

The good news is, the control is within our

reach.

Heart diseases can be avoided and it is not too

difficult to do.

Most of the non-communicable diseases (NCD)

such hypertension, diabetes, obesity and high

cholesterol are risk factors for heart disease.

START TO CARE FOR OUR HEART

Start with understanding the mechanics behind

the heart diseases.

the heart disease is not actually a disease by

its own. It is actually a set of condition that

affect the functions and structure of the heart.

The easiest causal that can be controlled is the

level of cholesterol.

BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT CHOLESTEROL

It is a waxy substance manufacturer by our

body for special purpose.

It is used to produce certain hormones,

needed to make cells wall and protect the

nerves system.

Our liver produces about 75% of the

cholesterol.

The balance comes from the foods that we eat.

OUR CHELOSTEROL – THE GOOD AND THE BAD

ONES

The LDL is known as bad cholesterol. It carries

the cholesterol from the liver to the cells.

Excessive amount of build-up in the blood

vessel causes blockage.

The HDL or good cholesterol will carry it from

the cell to the liver, where it will broken down

and passed out as a waste products.

THE EFFECTS OF BAD CHOLESTEROL

The build-up of the LDL cholesterol on the walls

of arteries are called plague.

If the plague cracks, it will cause a blood clots

which block the flow of the blood.

If the flow of blood to the heart is blocked, it

will cause a heart attack,

If the blockage is on the blood flow to the brain,

then we have the stroke.

THE DISEASE

For coronary artery disease, the plague may

remain stable and cause angina or chest pain.

An attack will occur when the plague breaks

resulting to blood clog and obstruct the flow to

the heart.

For cerebrovascular disease, an atherosclerosis

may occur in the blood vessel leading to the

brain leading to stroke.

THE TWO BEST WAYS TO CONTROL IT.

PROPER DIET

Increase:-

- healthy food like fruits and vegetables

- whole grain bread or rice

- cereal such as oats

- cook using bake, roast or boil.

Decrease

- Saturated food like cheese or whole milk

- salt and seasoning.

- dressing and coconut.

PROPER EXERCISE

Avoid the inactive life style. It is rather too easy to fall into this trip, giving the modern facilities available.

- start it with 30 min per day.

- start to do the house work.

All the efforts to care for our heart will be worth. Managing the level of cholesterol is one of the easiest method.

THE RESOURCE

Blog site: http://livewelltips.blogspot.com/

The author had retired form 35 years career in an airline and

now focused on blogging.

eMail : mktg@joharahman.com