Heart in Process

Elderly  represents the fastest growing population in our world. Everyday and everywhere we can see old people. In fact most of our families have elder that they take care and look up to. Despiteof our awareness of how aged people with regards their health. Heart is common ailments to their age.  Clearly the nation's effort to prevent and effectively treat heart desease must include older and take into account their special needs and concerns.

 Heart disease is not just one medical condition, it is a name given to a group of heart related conditions. These are the common conditions.

-- High blood pressure

-- Coronary heart disease
-- Angina pectoris
-- Congestive heart failure
-- Congenital cardiovascular defects
-- Rheumatic heart disease
-- Stroke
-- Heart attack
And one of the risk factor is the age. As we grow older we increase the risk of heart disease dramatically, over two thirds of all heart disease sufferers are aged 65 or over. And our population is not merely consist of young people.  But since we cannot change time nor rewind it to avoid having one. I learned from my readings few risk factors that we can control.
These are the risk factor which we can control.
1. General inactivity reduces cardiovascular fitness, this can have a huge impact in the possibilities of risking heart disease.
2. Smoking
3. Obesity
4. High blood pressure
5. High cholesterol

Because the risks are high, especially in those over 65 years in age, it is important to try and look after oneself to reduce the risks that can cause heart disease. By looking at the risk factors we can control, there is a clear evidence that we can physically reduce our risks quite dramatically just by eating healthily, becoming more active and trying to stop smoking.

Heart disease statistics are currently growing year on year. Sadly to say this year even young ones are suffering and been attacking by this kind of illness. If we manage to take more care with our own bodies then we can try to combat heart disease and reduce the number of people who suffer.
Unfortunately, my father suffered with this. And I hope I could reach those ones with real issue.


We have only one body. So take care of it.