Your Heart Health

The natural health researchers at Institute for Vibrant Living (IVL) have investigated the natural ways we can improve heart health. Here is their report:

Having a healthy heart is everyone’s responsibility, but mostly our own. Your doctor can help but you have to help too. Here are some ways that you can work together to keep your body healthy.

What is it about doctors? They are health professionals who seek to keep us healthy. But, they are only as good as the information that is available to them. And, who knows more about your body and your life than you?

Many of us simply listen to the doctor and do whatever they say. This is not necessarily the way to go for your health. One doctor may recommend medication, another surgery and yet another may subscribe to the “wait and see” policy. But, any one of these may not work for you.

Test your Doctor

Once you get to a certain age, your physician should talk to you about heart health.

If you are younger but have noticeable risk factors for heart disease, they need to approach the subject then. When you have concerns about your heart and your health, bring them up. Let’s see how your doctor responds. Do they:
Ask you about your diet?
Offer ways to reduce your risk factors?
Perform blood work to determine various levels like cholesterol, insulin and C-reactive protein?
Do a thorough examination?
Ask about family history?

If your doctor is on top of things, any one of the above points can get the conversation started on heart health. But, don’t be shy, join in on the conversation. If you are afraid you might forget your questions, write them down ahead of time.

Ask your doctor about the results of your tests.

What do the cholesterol numbers mean? What is my blood pressure? Are there alternatives to medication? What if I experience side effects?

You can begin online. All the information you ever wanted to know is there. You can employ your doctor to explain what you don’t understand. Use it as a guide to getting the answers you want from your doctor not to replace your doctor.

Get Additional Resources

Your doctor can help you by recommending nutritionists, internists and other professionals to help you protect your heart. Some people don’t know enough about nutrition to choose better foods. Or, they don’t know how to get started with exercise. Your doctor has resources to lead you in the right direction. After a complete physical, they can also tell you what type of exercise is right for you.

Your doctor works with you to protect your heart. If you have questions, ask. The important thing is to go and see a doctor to get the ball rolling. Participate in your own heart health.

Conclusion

The only person who can help you reduce your risk of heart disease is yourself. Fortunately today, the medical and research professions have made incredible finding about heart disease,  risk factors and how to prevent yourself from getting heart disease. Yes, some heart disease is genetic but even genetics can benefit from good preventive efforts.

The earlier you start preventing heart disease, the better.  Parents can start reducing children’s risk by helping them make good choices, not starting habits that are harmful later in  life and encouraging an active lifestyle. Adults can make good eating choices, exercise daily and seek medical care and attention.  Heart disease does not need to be either an inevitable part of getting old (as it seems these days) and it is certainly not something you can’t do anything about.

Make good food choices. Get up and move around. Live an active life. Be happy! While we can’t promise anyone will live to a hundred, preventative measures and good choices will help you live a happy and healthy life.

Healthy Heart For A Healthful Life

Coronary heart diseases are the silent but the first manifestation leading to sudden deaths. Diseases and hazards related to heart are among the most traumatic health complications which are becoming increasingly common among people all over the world. This is evident from the fact that the global market for the cardiovascular surgery devices in 2009 was valued at billion and has been forecasted to reach .4 billion by 2016.

Heart diseases or cardiopathy is an umbrella term which includes diverse number of diseases affecting the heart. Some of the most prevalent heart diseases include Coronary heart disease, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertensive heart disease, Valvular heart diseases, and heart failures and so on. Our modern strenuous lifestyles involving long hours of work with least physical activities and unhealthy food habits have increased the risks of such diseases.

Moreover, factors such as excessive smoking, obesity, emotional stress, high blood pressure and high cholesterol can trigger the onset of various heart diseases to a large extent.

The death toll of people due to one or other kind of the heart disease all over the world is actually devastating. Millions of people die every year due to heart failures or other related hazards. This is the reason why cardiovascular surgeries are gaining widespread prominence these days.

Heart surgeries are undertaken to rectify various problems related to the heart. There are numerous cardiovascular surgical procedures available, such as heart transplant, heart bypass, heart valve repair, Angiogram etc. These heart surgeries are conducted for a variety of reasons: for the repair of abnormal or damaged structures in the heart, for the replacement of a damaged heart with a healthy heart, for implanting medical devices required for regulating the heart rhythms or for controlling and maintaining the normal blood flow through the heart.

One of the most common kinds of heart surgery for adults, these days, is the CABG i.e. coronary artery bypass grafting which helps in reducing the risk of heart attacks to a great extent. These surgeries can also bring positive lifestyle changes by consequently improving the quality of life and increasing the lifespan. But at the same time, there are several high-risk factors associated with these heart surgeries.

Bleeding, infections, signs of inflammation, memory loss, damage of tissues in heart, ill-reaction of medicines are some of the risks involved. In certain cases, heart surgeries can also turn out to be life-threatening. It has generally been found that people who are above 70 or those who have had earlier surgeries along with suffering from other health complications are more prone to all the above-mentioned risk factors.

Besides, the excessive high costs of the heart surgeries are yet another major hindrance in the way of getting high-end treatments. As the quality of care and costs are so competitive, more and more number of people from all over the world is turning to medical tourism. Emerging economies such as India are expected to drive the growth of cardiovascular surgeries.

Heart surgery India is among the excellent medical procedures offered by the Health Tourism India. ICRI Medical Tourism is one such facilitator based in the UK which provides the most affordable and high-quality cardiology procedures in some of the best hospitals in India.

Live life to its fullest with a healthy heart. Get rid of all health-related hazards and enhance your life with the new cardiovascular surgeries.