12 Tips for Lowering Risk of Heart Attack

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the modern era. Not only in developed countries, in developing countries such as Indonesia, too. Changes in the environment, diet, lifestyle, is partly to blame for rising cases of heart failure.
Some conditions, such as age, hypertension, arrhythmia, high cholesterol, diabetes, stress can increase your risk for heart attack and stroke.
Tips below hopefully can lower your risk of heart attack and stroke:
1. Exercise every day. You do not need strenuous exercise to reduce this risk. You do not need to be a marathon two hours per day, moderate exercise alone can reduce the risk of heart attack 30-50 per cent. Aerobic exercise, such as brisk walking, jogging for 30 minutes that you do at least 5 times a week is enough. Unfortunately, most of us are very hard to get started and keep it. In fact, continuity is important. If you are a marathon 2 hour, or play tennis once a week, while you are old enough, in fact it can spur heart attacks.
2. Lose your weight. Obesity with all its consequences is an important risk factor for heart attack. When you overweght or obese, we know from your BMI, or even normal weight but your belly fat, you have to reduce it. Losing weight is only 5-10 percent of your current weight can lower cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar.
3. Consider your plate. Fill most of your plate with vegetables, fruits, foods that contain lots of fiber. Increase your protein from nuts, fish, and less red meat. If you like to eat meat, choose one that does not contain fat. Choosing healthy foods alone can reduce the risk of heart attack by 24 percent. The menu is Mediterranean diet contains a lot of vegetables, whole grains, beans, fruits, and fish is proven to reduce the risk of heart attack.
4. Stop smoking. Smoking is considered a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke. Your risk increases 2-4 times suffer from coronary heart disease than nonsmokers. In the United States each year 46,000 people die from a heart attack just because so passive smokers. 443,000 deaths due to heart attack a direct result of smoking. So, quitting smoking is one of the important tips for you to reduce this risk.
5. If you are taking heart medications, do not leave. Cardiovascular medicine provided by your doctor, a competent doctor should keep you eating. Research shows 130,000 people each year die in America because of a heart attack caused by not eating the heart of a given drug.
6. Eat a little chocolate. Several studies have shown that eating chocolate a few times a week lowered the risk of heart disease 40 percent, 30 percent diabetes and stroke. But there is no certainty that the amount is safe for you to consume chocolate. Therefore in accordance with the principle, although it is good, excessive amounts may not be good as well. So, to get a profit without risk, consume a moderate amount, not excessive.
7. Alcohol. For those of you who drink alcohol, a little alcohol can also lower the risk of heart attack. But because alcohol is addictive, maintaining a safe amount, bit it hard. Meanwhile, if you drink excessive alcohol actually increase your risk.
8. Take care of your dental health. Clean teeth, healthy lower your risk of heart attack. Teeth can also become a focal infection that can spread to the heart. Healthy teeth may reflect a healthy heart. Check with the state of your teeth to the dentist periodically.
9. Do not overeat. Not only choosing a healthy diet is important for your heart. Overeating can spur heart attacks. Heart attacks often occur 2 hours after you eat berlebiham (big meal). You eat a little better, then repeated again. The Prophet Muhammad advocated, fill one-third of your stomach with food, one third water and one-third of the other kosongkanlah.
10. Be patient. Patience in the face of stress kehidupn now very important. Since hyper stress is always there in front of your eyes. Many cases of heart attack triggered by the stress you encounter this attitude. Angry, bigoted, tidk patient often precedes a heart attack.
11. Smile. Always adorn your face with a smile. The smile is medicine, a smile that you distribute to anyone going back to your own. A smile makes you glad, happy, happy, happy, your heart will be pounding more calm and orderly. With a smile easier to control your emotions.
12. Recognize the symptoms of heart well. When you understand the symptoms of heart attack properly, your risk of death from heart attacks also declined. By knowing the symptoms, of course you will leibih quickly seek help. Get help fast and precisely