Prevention

Healthy diet

Heart-healthy diet plays an important role in cardiac disease prevention. Here are 5 steps you can follow in order to reduce the risk for cardiac disease.

Eat more vegetables and fruits. Fruits and Vegetables, may help prevent cardiovascular disease. This may help you cut back on higher calorie foods, such as meat, cheese and snack foods.
Prefer whole grains. Whole grains are good sources of fiber and other nutrients that play a role in regulating blood pressure and heart health
Limit unhealthy fats. By limiting saturated and trans fats it is an important step to reduce the blood cholesterol and also the coronary artery disease risk.
Prefer low-fat protein sources. Fish, poultry, lean meat and, low-fat products, are some of best sources of protein that should be preferred.
Less salt in your food. By reducing salt in the food is an important part of a heart-healthy diet. The high blood pressure is directly related to the high amount of daily salt consumption.

Physical activity

Physical activity helps you by preventing cardiac disease but also to recover if you have had a cardiac event.

Lifelong physical activity, such as a brisk walk for 30 minutes a day, is important because it reduces blood pressure, stress and anxiety, controls weight and helps fight the battle to quit smoking.

When is medical prevention needed for coronary heart disease?

Coronary heart disease often has no symptoms, so prevention is very important. Prevention helps the patient to avoid complications of the disease by significantly prolonging and improving the quality of life.

It is advisable to see your doctor, who will evaluate whether you are in the low or high risk category. Depending on the risk factors for coronary heart disease, your doctor will decide if you will be on a regular medical prevention plan.

If you belong to a low-risk category, usually you do not need specific medical prevention. However, it is worth noting that the right lifestyle and proper nutrition are recommended for everyone, regardless of risk factors.