Essential Tips for Managing the Three Major Risk Factors for Heart Disease and Heart Attack

  Introduction In a nation of 1.3 billion people, nearly 60 million are struggling with heart-related diseases. This alarming trend, which has spread from urban centers to rural areas, highlights the severity of heart diseases. Nearly 50% of heart attack fatalities occur within the first hour, underscoring the importance of prevention. Many risk factors are within our control, including blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol, obesity, smoking, tobacco use, mental stress, and a sedentary lifestyle. Here, we explore how you can manage three critical risk factors for heart disease: smoking, blood cholesterol, and high blood pressure. 1. Smoking and Your Heart - Smoking adversely affects blood vessels by reducing oxygen levels in the blood and damaging vessel walls. - It contributes to atherosclerosis, which narrows and clogs arteries, increasing the risk of heart attack, stroke, angina, and Peripheral Arterial Disease. - Benefits of quitting smoking, according to WHO:   - Wit...