Healthy hearts
1. Smoking is dangerous
The chemicals in tobacco smoke harm your
blood cells. They also can damage the function of your heart and the structure
and function of your blood vessels. This damage increases your risk of atherosclerosis.
Atherosclerosis is a disease in which a waxy
substance called plaque builds up in the arteries. Over time, plaque hardens
and narrows your arteries. This limits the flow of oxygen-rich blood to your
organs and other parts of your body.
2. Be physically active every day.
Jogging and
running increase the heart rate which is important for the heart muscles. This
increases the blood flow in and out of the heart to the working muscles, this
reduces blockage of blood passages.
3.
Go easy on that alcohol
Increases in your blood pressure can also be caused by weight
gain from excessive drinking3. Heavy drinking weakens the heart
muscle, which means the heart can't pump blood as efficiently this leads to
diseases such as heart faiure
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