Prevention from another Heart attack

Preventing yourself from heart diseases and heart attack is not a one day prevention, changing lifestyle and many habits play a significant role in prevention of  heart attack and heart diseases. Recovering from a past Heart attack can seem to be a very long process, it is recommended that you should change your daily normal physical and activity routine. 20 changes can help you to generally improve your overall health and most importantly it can help you to reduce the risk of of having another heart attack. 

Risk factors:-

There are some of the risk factors that can increase the risk of another heart attack, these include - 

  • Higher cholesterol levels
  • High blood pressure
  • High blood sugar levels
  • Inactive lifestyle
  • Being overweight or obesity
  • Smoking
  • Stress 
  • Heavy use of alcohol

Prevention tips:-

Quit smoking- quitting smoking can help you to cut down the risk of another heart disease by 50%. Smoking is the major risk factor for heart disease, tobacco can cause blood clots which can damage the blood vessels and make it difficult for blood and oxygen to reach the heart and the other organs of the body. Nicotine can raise the blood pressure which creates extra stress on the heart.

Control Blood pressure and cholesterol levels- hypertension for high blood pressure can lead to stressed heart and blood vessels, besides eating a healthy diet try to keep up your cholesterol under control by regular exercises. Lifestyle changes , following a low sodium diet, maintaining a healthy weight can help you to reduce your blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

Regular exercise- exercise play a major role in strengthening of the heart muscles, exercise helps to boost the energy levels and helps in proper weight management. Along with this exercise can help you to control the blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Running jogging cycling swimming dancing are some of the most common exercises which should be done regularly to avoid heart diseases. It's very important to consult your cardiologist before getting into  exercise routine after a heart attack, always consult Your doctor if you have any of the symptoms during exercise.
  • chest pain
  • shortness of breath
  • fatigue
  • dizziness
  • cold sweats
  • nausea and vomiting
  • weakness or swelling in legs
Maintain healthy weight- opacity for overweight can lead to extra stress on the heart due to which it has to work harder and less efficiently. Try to maintain a healthy weight to avoid risk of heart disease and heart attacks, exercising regularly and maintaining a proper diet can help you in weight management.

Eating proper healthy diet- try to maintain a healthy diet plan for yourself by adding proper amount of proteins carbohydrates and healthy fats. Diet that is rich in saturated and trans fat can lead to formation of plaque into the vessels which  slows down or prevent the blood flow to the heart which can lead to heart attack. Stay away from backed preservative food items such as cookies crackers fries doughnuts etc.

Manage stress- depression anxiety stress and anger can damage the heart and overall health, it's very normal to experience a wide range of emotions after heart attack, but it's very e important to adjust yourself and manage the stress, if you are under stress it can lead to high blood pressure which ultimately leads to  heart diseases.

Take medications on time-  medications play an important role in prevention of any type of health related problem,  taking proper medications on time are an important part of your heart health, after heart attack doctors must have prescribe certain medications which should be taken on time as to prevent another heart attack.

Limit alcohol- Over drinking alcohol can raise the blood pressure and increase the stress on the heart alcohol can also raise the blood sugar level and dry glycerides levels which is a risk factor for heart attack. Try to limit for cut alcohol as to avoid any further risk of heart attack.

Stop using illegal drugs- using illegal drugs such as cocaine amphetamines can read the blood pressure, which later on affects the heart health.

Along with using these preventive measures you should also take care of certain things like drinking proper water and managing diabetes, heart attack is now a days one of the most common problems people are suffering from. If you are worried about any kind of heart diseases or experiencing any symptoms related to heart attack, consult Dr. Sarita Rao, Dr. Sarita rao is one of the best cardiac surgeon in Indore and ranked amongst the best cardiologist in Madhya Pradesh. Call now for an appointment at 9893925000 or online  visit for more information https://drsaritaraocardiologist.com/


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