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Before n After A Heart Attack!

It is said that more than a million people suffer from a heart every second of the day. The reason is that we are not following the correct form of exercises, nor we are having a healthy diet. Our human heart needs to be given extra care especially after you reach a certain age in life. The heart is an organ where it is damaged after one has an attack. There is a permanent damage to the heart where in which the organ becomes too weak to function for as long as you live.

Not many people are aware that after a heart attack, it is very essential for one to look after the body in utter most care and protection. After you have gone through a mild heart attack and survived you should take enough care to make sure you do not go in for another attack.

Before n After A Heart Attack

While celebrating World Heart Day, we are helping you out with some of the basic requirements you need to be aware of when it comes to your beating organ, the heart. These heart requirements are important to be known.

Take a look at what special Boldsky has in store for you on World Heart Day:

What happens before a heart attack?

Discomfort

The first sign of a heart attack is a feeling of discomfort. You will feel a strong heaviness in the chest area and in the arms. You might also feel a little uneasy under the breastbone. So pay heed as this is what happens before a heart attack.

Heartburn

The second most deadly sign of a heart attack is heartburn in the chest area. You will also tend to feel full or a sense of someone choking you to a great extent.

Body changes

In most people, the very first sign of a heart attack is the whole body turning in a mass of sweat. Along with this you will also feel dizzy and nauseous.

Upper body discomfort

When you are about to have a heart attack, the most common sign is the discomfort in the arms, stomach, neck and jaw. You will feel in an uncanny way.

After a heart attack

Activity

The lifestyle of a person will change automatically after he/ she has suffered from a heart attack. However, one must keep to a certain limit when it comes to lifting heavy weights and doing vigorous exercises which put a strain on the heart.

Diet

Apart from the lifestyle of a person after a heart attack, his/ her diet too changes according to the health of the heart. The amount of proteins ffods should increase while the dietry and the carbohydrates need to be in full control and only to a very minimu limit. You also need to pay close attention tocalories as they can increase the strain on your heart via the increase of cholesterol.

Lifestyle change

Your complete lifestyle changes after you have escaped from a heart attack. You need to say no to your once upon a time favourite habits like smoking and drinking. One also needs to control the blood pressure which is vitally important after a heart attack.

Medications

After a heart attack it is advisable to take your medications on a prescribed not and more importantly at the given time. This is the only way in which you can make your heart live healthy and longer too.

These are some of the ways in which you can keep your heart health, before and after a heart attack. Hope these heart tips work on this special day of World Heart Day!

Story first published: Saturday, September 28, 2013, 11:58 [IST]
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