Heart is a vital organ of the body that needs your care for life. Every one of us has control over our body and we can do something to have a healthy heart. We can start by altering our lifestyle to kick – start our way towards a healthy heart.

Dr.Prakash Jain tells that diet can play a major role in lowering your cholesterol. He recommends few easy to follow tips for all ages to keep your cholesterol under control.

Especially in children, when they are overfed with fried and spicy food, their overall health will be affected. Children should be encouraged to exercise and keep them fit.

For young adults who are in their 20s-30s, doctor recommends to take smaller meals throughout the day instead of larger portions and also to reduce the quantity of red meat in their diet. A regular exercising habit along with this will give them a healthy lifestyle.

A caller who is a mother of a young boy was doubtful whether if it’s ok to give him junk food once in a while. Doctor Prakash replied that as long as the boy is following a healthy dietary pattern, indulging in junk food once in a while will do no harm.

Another caller asked if it is advisable for an eighty year old to undergo a valve transplant. Doctor replied saying age is not a constraint. It depends on the level of activity of the patient. Pin-hole surgeries, percutaneous transplant are innovations in the world of heart surgery.

When the cholesterol range is higher in your body, it builds up in the walls of your arteries causing a heart condition called atherosclerosis. If there is any unusual pain starting from your chest and spreading to rest of your body similar to heart attack symptoms, its wiser to consult a doctor immediately and get an ECG or stress test done.

We think that living a good quality of life with a heart condition is impossible. With healthy lifestyle, regular exercise and a good dietary pattern anyone can go on having a normal life with a heart condition. Doctor wraps up his conversation by saying heart disease is preventable if we keep ourselves healthy. To have a healthy body one must avoid active and passive smoking.

 

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