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Sedentary lifestyle, stress level, sleeplessness major risk factors: Dr Nasir
* If there is family history, have heart checkups at early
age
* Don’t confuse gastric problem with heart disease
* Stop to google every health issue
* Minimum 150 minutes of exercise per week mandatory
* Remove sweets from diet
ER ABHA GUPTA/ POOJA THAKUR Jammu, Sep 24 Q: How to aware people on heart diseases? A: If we compare the old days with the present one we can see a lot of difference. Earlier the people used to do a lot of physical activities, they were not dependent upon technology, they were having an active lifestyle. But today the lifestyle has become sedentary, we are more or less dependent upon technology for each and everything. Less physical work is the major cause of the current generation facing heart diseases. Sedentary lifestyle, stress level and sleeplessness are the major risk factors. Other than this drugs, smoking add to the risk of getting heart attacks. Most of the times we see elderly people on the roads taking walk as a preventive measure because they already suffer from lot many diseases. Only 20 to 25% of young generation can be seen walking on the streets for making their body fit. It means that we start taking care at later stages after getting some disease. Q: What are the alarms given by our body to detect that we are suffering from some major heart issue? A: If your family has a heart disease history. If a male member has died before 45 years of age or female has died before 55 years of age due to some heart disease then one should be cautious. In that case regular heart check ups are must at an age early age of 25. Q: How to differentiate between gastric problem man heart problems? A: If one is feeling excessive sweating or excessive choking, then it should not be confused with gastric problem immediately the heart test should be done. Q: Nowadays people consult Google for their diseases how dangerous is it? A: The people who are excessively dependent on Google often face anxiety because they are misled by the facts shown on internet. Q: What are the precautions to be taken for the heart patients? A: The calorie count is very important. One should have a balanced diet and at least 30 to 40 minutes of exercise daily. While going on malls always prefer to use stairs rather than using escalators or lifts. Even if you are sitting too long take a break after every 2 hours and do some walk so that your body remains active. Minimum 150 minutes of exercise per week is mandatory for a healthy lifestyle. Do whatever you like it can be swimming, it can be cycling, jogging. At the end I would like to give a message to the readers that remove sweets from your eating style. Avoid bakery products always eat home-cooked healthy food. Stop using refined oil they as they are high in trans fats. Spend your time with friends and family avoid social media to have a healthy lifestyle.