What should you do if heart disease runs in your family?
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check your cholesterol and keep it in control with diet (if this is a problem things like lipitor work great) Dont smoke Get exercise, this will benefit your vascular system greatly Have more frequent physicals/testing to so you always have a good idea of your status
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Some risk factors you can't control, such as age, sex, race and familial history, but there are many that you can control by making lifestyle changes. Some controllable risk factors are: Smoking (smokers are two times more likely to suffer from Heart Disease), physical inactivity (get active!), obesity, uncontrolled anger and stress (yoga!? haha), uncontrolled hypertension, and High LDL, or "bad" cholesterol and low HDL, or "good" cholesterol. Also poorly controlled diabetes is a risk factor that you could control. Diet is also a big one that some people overlook. Eat a heart-healthy diet low in sodium, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol and refined sugars. Try to increase your intake of foods rich in vitamins and other nutrients, especially antioxidants, which have been proven to lower your risk for heart disease. Also eat plant-based foods such as fruits and vegetables, nuts, and whole grains. Hope this helps!
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Eat right (AHA recommends low fat, low cholesterol diet), maintain a healthy weight, exercise regularly, and don't smoke. If you have other risk factors that you can't control (high blood pressure, diabetes, poor cholesterol) then you should see your doctor yearly (or as recommended) for regulary checkups, and be compliant with your medications.
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In this case, it means you may have potential congenital or hereditary heart disease. I believe the best thing that you can do is to have a healthy lifestyle, such as stop smoking, proper exercise, healthy diet, etc. Perhaps it's good if you can consult with your doctor as well. I found this website some times ago, perhaps you should try. One of the topics inside includes congenital heart disease as well. http://www.factsaboutheartdisease.com
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