With a increase in stress in our daily lives, coupled with all the junk food, and other social habits, a marked increase has been found in cardiovascular diseases.
Once considered a old person’s disease, heart-attacks and other such diseases are now being experienced by people even in their 20s.
Given below are some strategies to reduce cardiovascular disease risk:
* Keep obesity under control.
* Appropriate amounts of aerobic physical activity.
* Diets low in salt, total fat and cholesterol.
* Adequate dietary intakes of potassium, calcium and magnesium.
* Limited alcohol consumption.
* Avoidance of cigarette smoking.
* Avoidance of the use of hallucogenic drugs, such as cocaine.
* Get routine health assessments.
* Reduce stress and practice relaxation techniques, like meditation, etc.
