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Top 10 Risk Factors of Heart Disease

Tanveen — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:41:00 +0000

Age and Gender

Males over the age of 40 and females over the age of 50 are at an increased risk of getting cardiovascular disease.

Family History

If someone in your family, for example your father, had a heart attack at an early age you are at a greater risk.

Smoking

Smokers have a higher risk of getting cardiovascular disease as compared to non-smokers. It is recommended that you stop smoking. There are many ways in which you could do this including counseling and participating in “Stop Smoking” programs.

High Cholesterol

This is a very common risk factor associated with heart disease. In order to reduce your cholesterol, eat foods low in saturated and trans fat. You should also exercise daily.

High Blood Pressure

Blood Pressure less than 140/90 is recommended. You may need to take medicine to control blood pressure or if possible do this via your diet and exercise regime.

Diabetes

Having diabetes puts you at a greater risk for cardiovascular disease than someone without diabetes. It is important to control blood sugar levels. This can be done by a proper diet, exercise regime, and medication.

Obesity

Body Mass Index (BMI) measures total body fat based on height and weight. A normal BMI is that between 19 and 25. If BMI is greater than 27 you are at risk. It is recommended that you lose weight if your BMI is such.

Stress

Stress is something that people face every day, it’s realistically just a part of our every day lives. It is however important to learn how to deal with it. There are numerous ways in which this can be done which include: exercise, no procrastination, and a good night’s sleep.

Alcohol Intake

Alcoholic beverages should be limited to 2 drinks for men, and 1 for women per day.

Exercise

As you may have noticed exercise is an underlying factor mentioned in almost all of the risk factors. It is very important to create an exercise regime that can be accomplished every day. The less active you are the higher chance of heart disease.

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We’re Not Built To Last

John — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:27:00 +0000

For some reason the idea of prolonging life has been fascinating to humans since very early on in our history. Ancient Chinese herbalists attempted to extend their lives and were even rumored to have lived for hundreds of years. Yet, even now we see many of these different ways to “avoid” growing old. Some people simply see aging as an appearance obstacle and purchase all these wrinkle creams in hopes that they can look youthful forever. Others try some of the most ludicrous things in attempts to prolong their lives for as long as possible.

My opinion on the matter of extending life is perhaps best told in the words of another. Sara Myers from the Silverplanet blog wrote, “I understand wanting to live a healthier, happier, more meaningful life, but living to 125 or 150, just for the sake of living long, doesn’t make sense to me.”

The one thing I have always wondered is why? Why does someone want to live for 150 years, or 200 years, or forever. Living forever really isn’t as appealing once you really think it through. Just because you can live that long doesn’t mean you won’t stop aging. Prolonging your life just means your body has more time to degrade and slowly die.

However, living forever without aging is much worse. Why? Well, could you imagine what your life would be like. You will have to watch everyone you love, have loved, or will love die as you continue to go on forever, unchanged by time. If you are religious and believe in some sort of heaven, paradise, or rebirth, you will quickly realize that none of that is achievable. You will see wars lost and won, creation and destruction, possibly the end of the human race. You won’t ever really be able to make a significant connection with anyone else because for you they will come and go and be forgotten. I don’t really think it is worth it.

Why can’t we just try to live however long we have to its fullest instead of just trying to live long just so we can say we have? Maybe we’re scared of the unknown or unsure of where we’ll go. Either way I’m going to take my chances and accept the fact that we’re not built to last.

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