Things You'll Need:
- Food/exercise Journals
- Stress Relief Products
- Black Teas
- Green Tea
- Blood Pressure Monitors
- Heart Rate Monitors
- Scales
-
Step 1
Check your cholesterol and blood pressure levels. High blood pressure or cholesterol can put you at greater risk for heart disease.
-
Step 2
Watch your diet and weight to keep cholesterol and blood pressure levels down. Avoid foods high in cholesterol and saturated fat.
-
Step 3
Stop smoking. Smoking speeds up the development of atherosclerosis by damaging the artery walls, which allows cholesterol deposits to develop.
-
Step 4
Exercise regularly to help prevent a heart attack and increase your chances of surviving one.
-
Step 5
Reduce stress.
-
Step 6
Limit caffeine and alcohol consumption.
-
Step 7
Evaluate whether other conditions put you at higher risk for heart disease. Hypercholesterolemia, high triglyceride levels, low-density lipoproteins and diabetes may add to your risk of a heart attack.









Comments
stefyspeak said
on 9/17/2009 Excellent article!5*
brate said
on 9/6/2009 In the cases of heart attack and cardiac arrest, or any other heart shocks, time sets to be the most crucial factor for the survival of the patient. Sometimes, a little knowledge regarding the immediate actions to be taken may help your near and dear ones to survive in such incidents. Keith Churchwell has extraordinarily explained the pros and cons while handling patient suffering immediate heart attack or cardiac arrest. The response a person takes to treat a victim decides the probability of his/her survival. Its been my personal experience fighting to survive against a heart attack. A quick recognization of your bodily responses may increase your chances of survival. Because of having many heart problems, I was enrolled in a concierge Healthcare program from elite health. I was attacked by a severe heart attack in a party, luckily surrounded by many people. Some of the sudden chan...
chrisanimelo444 said
on 7/11/2009 Studies show that drinking lots of water can actually lower the risk of getting heart attacks. Visit http://www.saladsticks.com/2009/07/water-is-life-changing.html for more details.
dodly said
on 7/10/2009 i really like your post its very nice information.
Check out my new blog
http://fatloss-plans.blogspot.com/You can find easy ways to lose weight, fat loss dieting
dobguy1 said
on 6/4/2009 great read