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Make Your Heart Attack Recovery Easy

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A heart attack is a great set back for the body. Your body goes through a lot of stress and despair during surviving the attack and thus the heart attack recovery takes time to restore the process. The recovery demands complete change in the lifestyle. A right lifestyle helps the heart to heal from all the wear and tear.

Heart Attack Recovery steps -

1.Diet – A lot depends on the right diet for heart attack recovery. The first recommendation is to include raw vegetables in the diet. Raw vegetables have controls enzymes in the body which helps in preventing heart diseases. Including plenty of fruits and vegetable in the diet also helps in keeping bad cholesterol at bay which is one of the major causes of heart attack. Docotrs recommend inclusion of Omega 3 fatty acids which helps lower cholesterol and the best source is fish. Read more for diet after heart attack.

2.Smoking – If you have been a chain smoker, it is time for you to quit. The next step to heart attack recovery is to quit smoking. One of the major cause of heart attack is lack of oxygen supply and the nicotine substance effects the nervous system, muscles and blood vessels in such a way that it hinders the correct flow of oxugen throughtout the system. Here are ways to quit smoking.

3.Weight Management – For those who have had a heart attack due to excessive weight pressure on the organ, are given a controlled diet for weight loss. Calorie control diet is what your require. Here are some quick weight loss tips.

4.Exercise - Exercise is important for cardiovascular health but after heart attack, one needs to make sure that the exercise does not put pressure on the heart. Exercise and other physical activities can be practiced only after four weeks of the recovery process. Whether the heart is ready for exercise is often checked by getting the patient into an exercise test on a treadmill. If the heart response is safe only then is the patient allowed to take up physical activities. Aerobics, walking, jogging, climbing stairs etc are some of the actvities which can be practised. Make sure that the exercise does not cross 20 minutes.

These are the four steps to heart attack recovery, which are essential. Other factors to be kept under check is the blood pressure, control diabetes and cure digestive disorders.

Story first published: Friday, October 7, 2011, 10:43 [IST]