Recent fact indicate that Heart Disease is the number 1 killer after cancer , so its never too late to look after your heart & take necessary steps action to protect & prevent this sudden death symptom !
An unhealthy lifestyle is one of the factor that leading to atherosclerosis , this happen when the ‘LDL-C’ ( Bad cholesterol) penetrates the lining of our blood vessel to form plaque . The more plaque form , our blood vessel will has less room for blood to flow through , ultimately we get Heart Attack !
High cholesterol will lead to higher chances of getting High blood pressure & developing high blood glucose both of which are factors for Diabetes & Hypertension ,
1) Check up : Women of age 20 should have her blood cholesterol level check regularly, doctors recommend that we kept our total blood cholesterol level below 5.2 mmol/L , your LDL-C ( Bad Cholesterol ) lower than 2.6 mmol/L & your HDL-C (Good Cholesterol) higher than 1.3 mmol/L
2) Watch your Food : Your eating habit will lead you to healthy heart , eating oats , bran & low saturated fat will reduce your risk of Heart disease . Oats contain oat soluble fibre (beta glucan )which has been clinically proven to lower cholesterol. Beta glucan binds cholesterol laden bile acids in your gut & prevents the cholesterol from entering our blood stream .
Oats also a low source of energy thus take longer to digest , this mean we stay full for longer period of time hence it add benefit for women trying to loose weight
3) Others nutrients : Adequate intake of calcium , iron, folate is needed .
Calcium : to prevent oesteoporosis this is critical as our bone density decreases with age
Iron : helps formation of red blood cells & healthy blood circulation.
Folate : supports blood cells, prevents anaemia & reduce your risk of giving birth to baby with a neutral tube defects
4) Sweat it out : Control our diet is only partially help , if only your decided to get yourself fit by sweating it out by 30 ,45 or even 60 minutes
Take time off , take a break & be generous to your Heart !