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Heart disease is one of the most threatening diseases in women. There are many lifestyle issues that add to some health risks when you are above 30. It was earlier researched that smoking and obesity are the common issues that cause serious health issues but now more than any other risk factor; low physical activity and laziness are the main problems that can be blamed. No physical activity is another major contributor to heart disease than any other reason in women who are above 30 years of age. Earlier smoking was considered as the cause that caused heart disease in women aged between 22 to 27 but it has been studies that these women after the age of 30 dropped off this habit and become inactive and hence after the data that was gathered from the survey participants that gave surprising results.
Heart disease is the biggest women killer in the world and no physical activity is one of the biggest causes that lead to it. If these survey results can ramp up the activity levels and women around the world, then the death rate due to the heart disease can be reduced. This physical inactivity depends on her lifestyle, poor diet and education. These finding and results can be more severe in the poor or underdeveloped countries. Leave aside all reasons and give some time for yourself so that you can live a healthy life. Starting with small activities can be a good idea.
Walk more :- Park your car or any other vehicle few blocks away and walk to the desired place. This will make you walk to the place where you want to go.
Get up early :- If you are working and you have a lot of things to do during the day, then get up early and try some small workouts.
Rejuvenate on weekends:- Plan small outings with family on weekends. Go for treks and jungle watch. Night camping and bird watching can be fun with family and it will keep you active.
Some activity :- If you are really busy and cannot give time for yourself, then try and manage a 1- minute walk during the day or evening. Plan it accordingly.
You should enjoy :- Select the activities that you enjoy instead of doing the activities that you are forced to do. If you like to play a game of tennis or go for swimming, then spend some time in the tennis court or in the swimming pool.
Alzheimer’s disease is one disease that everyone dreads to get as they grow older. This disease is claiming thousands of lives every day all over the world. People suffering from this disease start losing their memory until they remember nothing about themselves.
Myth 1: Only old people suffer from Alzheimer’s
Most of tend to think that only people above the age of 60 suffer from the disease. But that is not true. People can start showing signs of the disease from the age as early as 20. The number of patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease below 60 years is comparatively low, but again it doesn’t mean that there won’t be an early onset of the disease.
Myth 2: Memory loss is common part of ageing
A certain amount of memory loss is a normal part of ageing. But when you start forgetting important aspects of your daily life or like forgetfulness that affects your daily routine it is a cause of concern and could be a symptom of Alzheimer’s. The memory loss that comes with aging is mild and usually you tend to recollect the forgotten fact at a later date. But when it comes to Alzheimer’s you will forget more important aspects such as things that you do in your daily life, and you might forget how to eat, drink or do the more basic things in life that you’re used to doing.
Myth 3: Alzheimer’s doesn’t lead to death
Alzheimer’s is a slow killer disease. It takes time to take a toll on the patient. What starts as gradual memory loss, slowly moves on to disruption in total basic functioning of the body due to total memory loss. Patients who suffer from this disease forget to eat and also have trouble swallowing, as they have forgotten how to swallow and so they suffer from severe shortage of nutrients. Some of the patients even suffer from breathing issues that lead to pneumonia. Basically Alzheimer’s leads to death but an early diagnosis allows us to slow down the progression of the disease.
Myth 4: There is a test for Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease does not have any tests to diagnose it. The diagnosis can be made only by ruling out the causes of the symptoms and looking into the medical history, blood tests and neurological tests.
Kidneys are organs that filter out all the impurities and excesses from the body. Everyone is blessed with two kidneys. There have been instances where people have survived with only one kidney.
1. Millions of patients suffer from kidney disease each year and don’t even know that they are suffering from the disease. The reason behind this being the fact that kidney disease doesn’t usually show symptoms until the later stages of the disease.
2. Diabetes and blood pressure are the leading causes of kidney disease.
3. Kidney disease can be prevented if we take certain measures and precautions such as exercise, consuming a diet of healthy food.
4. Some people are at higher risk of getting kidney disease, mainly because of their diabetic or blood pressure condition, or even because of the race they belong to such as Hispanic, Asian, Native American or African American.
5. Kidney disease is one of the leading causes of death all over the world.
Ways to lower the risk of kidney disease:
Eating healthy Eating healthy can lower the risk of getting diabetes, high blood pressure and kidney disease. By eating healthy we mean eating a diet that is:
1. Low in salt
2. Low in fat
3. High in fiber
4. Eat frequent meals in tiny portions
Avoid tobacco :-Tobacco can cause endless problems to your body. Apart from increasing your blood pressure, it is known to cause severe heart problems. Tobacco can speed up the progress of a kidney disease. So it is best avoided.
Limit alcohol consumption:-Alcohol is said to increase blood pressure. It even contains a lot of sugar content. So it’s bad for both the blood pressure and sugar levels in the body. So limit your consumption of alcohol to remain healthy.
The heart is located in the center of our body and let’s be honest it does work harder than the rest of the organs in the body, making it the center of attention. A heart is something that we cannot live without, thus the emphasis of the heart and heart shaped gifts being exchanged between lovers to show the extent of their love for each other.
Men and women have different hearts:-Of course the hearts belonging to both men and women look the same, but the fact is that they function at a different pace from each other and even in terms of size and weight. The heart rate of women is faster as compared to that of men.
The heart is not red in color :- We are all surrounded by images, stuffed toys and other stuff depicting the color of the heart to be red. The fact is that only the blood that is pumped by the heart is red. The heart actually is brown in color and covered with fat that gives it a yellow appearance.
Your heart is a pump :-Your heart is a super machine. It works like a slave to keep us alive. It pumps so hard that it is able to pump blood to each and every organ of the body, every minute of the day. The heart has the ability to pump gallons of blood according to the requirement of the body.
The heart is not on the left side:-Most of us are of the wrong impression that the heart is located on the left side of the body. But it is actually wedged in between the lungs. It may not be placed on the left side of the chest, but it is slightly tilted to the left.
A smaller heart is better :- Who says bigger is better? If they do then they are wrong. A heart has a lot of work to do. So it has to be designed to last long and for that it has to be lean and fit to pump all that blood. So a muscular heart that is big is not the sign of a healthy heart.
Heart attack can appear without any pain :- A lot of people suffer from what is called ‘a silent attack’. Your heart need not give you apparent signals in the form of pain that it going to crash. The other telltale signs of a heart attack include fatigue, nausea, excessive sweating and even body ache.