World Heart Day 2023: Here's how you can keep your heart healthy

Sushmita Panda Sep 29, 2023

The heart is an extremely important organ of the human body.

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According to a Harvard report, nearly half of all premature deaths may be due to unhealthy lifestyle choices, such as insufficient exercise, poor diet, and smoking.

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Consequently, these risk factors increase the risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, heart attack, and stroke.

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In order to keep your heart healthy it is important to improve your eating patterns, exercise, and other habits.

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This will not only help in alleviating heart failure symptoms, but it will also slow your disease’s progression and improve your everyday life.

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Every year on 29 September, World Heart Day is celebrated to reduce the burden of heart disease and motivate people to make positive changes in their daily habits.

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Here are the top 11 lifestyle changes that can make your heart healthy:– Monitoring your weight.– Quitting smoking– Being physically active– Proper rest– Stress management– Avoiding or limiting alcohol– Monitoring your blood pressure– Healthy diet.

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