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Healthy heart is for sound and normal life. Heart attack can take away your life without giving any warning. About twenty million people die each year from heart attack around the globe. About 40% of people die from heart attack before they could avail any medical support in the hospital. This situation suggests that adequate preventive measures should be taken to avert the risk of heart attack.

The factors affecting heart attack or the factors having manifold affects on increasing the risk for heart attack include the following:

• History of heart disease of any member of the family.
• Uncontrolled diabetes.
• Uncontrolled high blood pressure.
• Excessive smoking or drinking of alcohol.
• Overweight or obesity and  idle life style.
• Intake of excessive salt.
• Tension and stress.
• Unhygienic food habit

The awareness about the heart attack and a disciplined and regulated life style can reduce the risk of heart attack significantly.

The diabetes should be kept under control. High level of sugar in blood brings negative change in blood vessels which accelerate the process of heart attack.High blood pressure should be kept under control. Blood pressure should be monitored regularly. Change the life style. Take prescribed medicine regularly.Shun the use of smoking, tobacco chewing and other tobacco related products.Blood arteries and veins face various problems as a result of toxic reactions of tobacco products.Control excess weight. The heart need to labor harder for this overweight.There is no alternative to physical exercise. Walk regularly. Build up habit for physical labor.Avoid salt with food.Take food with less carbohydrate and cholesterol.Select vegetables, fruits and food with adequate fiber contents.Avoid  anger, excessive fear and mental pressure.

The above analysis suggests that the risk of heart attack could be minimized and prevented significantly by following necessary prescriptions and controlled and regulated lifestyle overtime.

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