Wednesday, June 16, 2010

What can I do to help prevent heart disease

What can I do to help prevent heart disease?
I am a 15 year old girl. The three of my grandparents that have died died of heart attacks and my living grandmother is having a pacemaker put in today. Since I'm seemingly destined to heart failure, What can I do to help prevent it?
Heart Diseases - 6 Answers
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eat healthy food and cut down on the sweets
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Im in the same boat =P, but yes, like everybody says, eat eathly and do alot of cardio excerise
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Your grandparents probably ate a lot of fat and cholesterol. If you want to keep healthy see your doctor often enough, eat healthy foods, and exercise daily.
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besides eating healthy and exercising look for foods that help the heart (usually have a heart symbol) like Cheerios for example
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Don't start to smoke.
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There is nothing to worry and don't do too much reseach on search engine, and please stop worrying. This topic will help you out OK: Heart Diseases--Prevention Heart disease is the leading cause of the death in the U.S. Over one quarter of all deaths are from heart disease. It is also a major cause of disability. The risk of heart disease increases as you age. You have a greater risk of heart disease if you are a man over age 45 or a woman over age 55. You also are at greater risk if you have a close family member who had heart disease at an early age. Fortunately, there are many things you can do reduce your chances of getting heart disease. You should * Know your blood pressure and keep it under control * Exercise regularly * Don't smoke * Get tested for diabetes and if you have it, keep it under control * Know your cholesterol and triglyceride levels and keep them under control * Eat a lot of fruits and vegetables * Maintain a healthy weight FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartdiseasesprevention.html

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