General information
Today, heart attacks and strokes are the leading cause of death in industrialized countries, ahead of all cancer. This is mainly due to our lifestyle, which is characterized by lack of exercise, stress and poor nutrition. The most important risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking and lack of exercise are actually easy to avoid or treat. The following article will describe exactly what prevention of heart attacks can look like.
These measures prevent a heart attack
Quit smoking. The ingredients of tobacco smoke directly attack and damage the coronary arteries. Regularly check your blood pressure at your family doctor or at home.
Treatment of high blood pressure with medication (see below) If you are a diabetic, the risk is particularly high. This makes it all the more important to adjust your blood sugar level correctly. Regular monitoring of blood fat values (cholesterol, LDL) and treatment of high blood sugar levels.
Weight loss in case of overweight, avoidance of excessive sugar and fat consumption. The so-called Mediterranean diet is recommended. Alcohol contains many calories that are directly converted into fat, although no calorie count needs to be indicated on the bottles!
Stress is a known risk factor. It is often not easy to “switch off” stress. However, one can learn to “resist” stress better through relaxation techniques, sports and hobbies.
Regular sports, especially endurance sports (see below) can also reduce the risk of heart attack. Abstain from drugs that increase the risk of a heart attack, for example painkillers that end with -coxib.
- Quit smoking.
The ingredients of tobacco smoke directly attack and damage the coronary arteries.
- Regularly check your blood pressure at your family doctor or at home. Treatment of high blood pressure with medication (see below)
- If you are diabetic, the risk is particularly high. This makes it all the more important to set the blood sugar correctly.
- Regular monitoring of blood fat values (cholesterol, LDL) and treatment of high blood fat values.
- Weight loss in case of overweight, avoidance of excessive sugar and fat consumption.
The so-called Mediterranean diet is recommended.
- Alcohol contains many calories that are directly converted into fat, although no calorie count needs to be indicated on the bottles!
- Stress is a known risk factor. Often it is not easy to “switch off” the stress. However, one can learn to “resist” stress better through relaxation techniques, sports and hobbies.
- Regular exercise, especially endurance sports (see below) can also reduce the risk of heart attack.
- Abstain from drugs that increase the risk of heart attack, for example painkillers that end with -coxib
