heart attack risk factors

- what's up, everyone? it's edward from barstarzz. today i'll be giving you three tips that you can implementinto your daily life to have a healthier heart.

heart attack risk factors, first tip is to stay away from cigarettes. cigarettes is single-handedlythe worst thing you can do for your heart health. cigarette smoking increasesyour risk of heart disease,

but it also works on the other factors that contribute to heart disease. if you smoke a pack a day,you will have more than twice the risk of having a heart attack than someone who doesn't smoke at all. it increases blood pressure. it increases the tendency of blood clot. it decreases the level ofhdl, the good cholesterol that your body needs.

if you smoke a pack aday, you have more than twice the risk of a heart attack than someone who doesn't smoke. it doesn't take long foryour body and your heart in particular, to reap thehealth benefits of quitting. 20 minutes after your last cigarette, your heart rate and blood pressure drop. two weeks to three months later, your circulation andlung function improve.

just one year afterquitting, your assessed risk of coronary heart diseaseis half that of a smoker. tip number two, your diet,your diet is important when it comes to preventing heart disease. including fish high in omega-3 fatty acid, salmon, sardines, tuna, into your diet is an important way tostart eating heart healthy. try eating fish at least twice a week. stay away from salt.

high salt intake is oneof the leading causes of heart disease in america. try unsalted nuts, they help you reduce your bad cholesterol and they taste great. step three, exercise. not only is exercise importantwhen it comes to heart health but keeping your weight downis another benefit factor we need at least 150 minutesof activity per week. a good way to start ifyou're at a beginner level

is walking for 30 minutes a day. once you get better at thatyou can move on to jogging and from there you can startincorporating basic exercises that can be done anywhere,such as push-ups, crunches, squats, calf raises, planks, lunges. once you get comfortablewith regular training, you can start using interval training, where you vary your speed andintensity in short bursts. thank you for watching this video.

now it's time for you tocontribute to the improvement of our communities heart health. step one, share with usin the comments below how someone in your familyor someone close to you has been affected with heart disease. step two, subscribe to theamerican heart association's youtube channel. step three, contribute to theamerican heart association so they can helping uskeep our hearts healthy.

thank you for watching again, goodbye. peace.