The Heart 


This organ has always been associated with life, love, emotion, compassion etc. As everyone knows Heart is one of the most important organ for life of a man, everyone of us need to take extra care that, our heart remains healthy. This care is very important in men who are above 40 years of age, involved in stressful activity( mental), are addicted to tobacco, chronic alcoholics. Females who are or have been on oral contraceptive pills, those who have attained menopause need to be extra careful.

5 Simple ways to take care of  your Heart::

1. Quit smoking, it is a difficult task but not impossible, slowly cutting down your nicotine to nil will help you live longer to see your friends and family.

2. Exercise regularly, running ,swimming, cycling are the best exercises. But patients of existing heart diseases need to take easy on the exercise or will precipitate into a heart attack . See video for symptoms http://gethealthynwealthy.blogspot.com/2010/12/symptoms-of-heart-attack-video.html
 Brisk walking for 20 mins everyday is the best exercise in moderate category.

3. If you are over-weight, now is the time to reduce it as it is certainly pressurizing your heart. Staying fit not only improves your health , it also builds up your confidence and improve your working efficiency.

4. Eat healthy food, avoid junk food, saturated fats, I have mentioned other sources of cholesterol in my previous post.

5. For people more than 40 years, Get EKG( Electrokardiogram) done once every six months. This test will warn you if you need to be extracareful, or need medical advice.