The Risk Factors To Heart Disease

By: Erik Sentosa - 10203073

Since the intensity of activities increased, health has been an auxiliary priority for us. Many of us, especially who live in a boom town, put other things such as wealth, career and socialization foremost. The ignorance about health may lead us to some diseases that we don’t really aware that we may have already possessed. Heart disease is one of them. Medical experts believe that heart disease is caused by several things such as unhealthy lifestyle, overweight, stress and high blood cholesterol.

Many people live an unhealthy life without realizing it, these can be factors that increase the risk of getting a heart disease. The risk we are contending dilated by living with lack of exercise and rest. A good proportion between appropriate exercise and sufficient duration of sleep should avoid us from getting heart disease. Smoking is also a potential behavior that may lead to heart disease. Exposure to fumes containing free radicals may promote the growth of some plaques, while severe carbon monoxide intoxication limits the heart's utilization of oxygen.

Overweight or obesity is a risk factor for heart disease, which usually caused by consuming too much food without nutritive coordination. People who are overweight are less inclined to exercise. They are also probably consuming large quantities of refined foods which may cause biochemical imbalances that lead to overweight. It can be avoided by eating nutrient-dense foods and keeping sweets to a minimum.

Stress, the thing that most people be contemptuous of, is also one of the risk factors. Many doctors have noticed that heart attack strikes in the months just after severe emotional trauma such as failed marriage, bankruptcy and intense disappointment. Grief changes many aspects of the body chemistry, compromising the strength of our antibody system and making us more vulnerable to all sorts of diseases. Stress can be reduced by doing simple things such as setting a vacation periodically and having a healthy social life.

High blood cholesterol is caused by consuming too much food that contains oxidized cholesterol. Cholesterol occurs when these foods processed in high temperature. This kind of cholesterol could accumulate in cells and involved in the pathogenic plaque assemblage. Controlling our consuming habit could help us preventing the potential of getting high blood cholesterol.
These are several risk factors of heart disease followed by several ways to avoid getting them. Living a healthy life is never easy, but trying to live a healthy life by avoiding these risk factors could increase the expectancy of living a longer and healthier life.


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