Simple Steps to Prevent Heart Disease may also help with Diabetes

Just because you suffer from diabetes or a heart disease doesn’t mean you’re leading an unhealthy lifestyle. Your lifestyle is a healthy one as long as you’re taking measures to keep yourself from being admitted at a medical center because of your heart or sugar condition. It is true that following simple steps to prevent heart disease may also help with diabetes.

If you’re looking for information of heart diseases, here’s all you need to know:

Types of heart disease: There are more than one heart disease types found in people nowadays. Here are some of the major types of the condition:

1.          Congenital heart disease
2.          Coronary heart disease
3.          Ischemic heart disease

What is coronary heart disease?

It is a condition caused when the arteries are narrowed down. It is also called the artery disease. It can cause severe illness or death if not treated in time. You must reduce your cholesterol level to avoid this condition and beware of shortness of breath and light heart attacks.

What is ischemic heart disease?

Ischaemia means ‘reduced blood supply’. When there is a reduced blood supply to the heart it is a condition of ischemic heart disease. A blockage in the coronary arteries causes the condition. A heart attack can force a blockage to occur and this is one of the major reasons why a heart attack proves to be fatal. You must keep your heart healthy by consuming no trans fat products, exercise regularly and consume vitamins, proteins and minerals on a regular basis. 

What is heart disease congenital?

The right way to say it is, ‘congenital heart disease’. It is a condition one is born with. It affects the walls, the valves and blood vessels in the heart. The condition ranges from simple to complex and they certainly be life-threatening if not treated. The condition can be treated in the following ways:

• ·Medication- This can prevent the blood from clotting and also regularize the heartbeat.
• ·Implants – If the condition is serious it is advisable to go for implantable heart devices.
•    Catheterization – This technique is a procedure to repair certain congenital heart defects without any cutting opening the chest or the heart during the treatment.
• An Open-Heart Surgery – The holes in the heart, the damaged valves or widened blood vessels are repaired during this surgery.
• Heart Transplant – This is the last option when nothing else works. You would need a donor and a healthy heart for this. 

Heart disease symptoms: There are more than one kind of heart diseases and hence more than one type of symptoms of heart disease are there however here are the most common symptoms:

• Chest Pain Occurring Repeatedly
• Indigestion and heartburns

Symptoms of heart attack are:

• ·         Chest discomfort and pain
• ·         Coughing and dizziness
• ·         Pale face, an unwell feeling and fear
• ·         Nausea, vomiting, and restlessness
• ·         Perspiration and shortness of breath

Heart disease causes: Heart diseases are usually caused by damage in the coronary arteries. Poor supply of nutrients and oxygen worsens the damage and the condition gets critical if not treated.  Here are some lifestyle habits that increases the risk to your heart:

1. ·         High blood pressure and cholesterol
2. ·         Smoking
3. ·         Obesity
4. ·         Diabetes
5. ·         Hereditary
6. ·         Junk food
7. ·         Old age
8. ·         A history of preeclampsia during pregnancy
9. ·         No exercise

Follow these behaviors to prevent your heart disease from spreading further:

• ·       Maintain a healthy blood pressure
• ·       Manage your cholesterol level
• ·        Eat healthy every day
• ·        Exercise for at least 30 minutes a day
• ·         Maintain a healthy weight
• ·         Manage your sugar level, drink less and do not smoke.

If you’re overweight it is highly recommended to reduce your weight to avoid serious heart diseases and also keep the condition of diabetes under control. You can follow a Ketogenic diet and taking whey protein a little every day. Exercise or simply go for a walk on a daily basis to encourage healthy blood circulation and maintained level of sugar.