Early treatment is essential in heart attack. All too many men wait until the pain is “bad enough” before seeking medical attention, by which time heart damage has become extensive. Medical treatment administered within the first hour of a heart attack often can stop the attack and prevent damage to the heart. However, statistics show that the average length of time a man waits to seek medical care is four to six hours.
Every man should know the classic signs of
heart attack, which are:
• Crushing or dull chest pain that radiates into the left shoulder and neck
• Feeling of being unable to breathe
• Nausea and sometimes vomiting
• Profuse sweating (diphoresis)
More and more people have a heart problems today. Actually heart disease has many different forms. So it is important for you to know heart problems and understand how to fight it.
To reduce the risk of heart attack from attacking you, you need to take steps to control the causes of heart disease. The most important to reduce the risk of heart attack is control your blood pressure. You also need to get enough exercise, take a regularly time to go to gym or just running and walking everyday. Don’t smoke and control your cholesterol levels are the other important factors to reduce the risk of heart attack.
To control your blood pressure and cholesterol level, you must avoiding foods with high fat and cholesterol such as eggs or meat. It is also important to avoid foods that have a lot of sodium.
Heart disease affects a lot of people in our society. In fact it is the disease that more people die of than any other. Many health experts have told us that there are links between high cholesterol and heart disease. High blood cholesterol is a major cause of heart disease, rendering people very susceptible to suffering heart attack. When the cholesterol level increases, it may cause a block in blood flow which eventually results in heart attack. It is advised to avoid rich fat foods like butter, but the actual culprit in creating heart attack is food, which is rich in sugar. People, who have excessive weight, are more prone to heart attack. So, a person should mainly take care of the diet to prevent heart attack and stroke. Eating a diet that has fresh fruit and vegetables, cereals and lean protein is good for us.