A study says, heart is the strongest and the weakest organ in the body. They say it as the strongest organ because it performs most of the vital function in our body and on the other hand it is said to be the weakest organ because it can take pressure moderately and excessive pressure may bring along a lot of health complication and disorders.
In order to take proper care of your heart it is advisable for you to avoid certain this that pressurize your cardiovascular system, in that way making it weaker and susceptible to diseases or even failure. There are many big and small, bad and good habits that are not good for our heart and we must try to avoid them from our daily routine.
Eat enough fruits and vegetables – Fruits and vegetable are essential building blocks that needs to be added in your too our diet. According to a research study taking more that 5 serving of fruits and vegetable lowers the risk of stroke.
Excessive intake of salt – Although salt is an important component but it is required in a minimal amount. Excessive intake of salt may cause various health problems such as high blood pressure, stroke, heart attack, etc.
Excessive consumption of alcohol – Consumption of alcohol in moderate amount may not prove to be fatal for your health. But excessive intake of it can lead to cause diseases such as increased risk of a stroke, high blood pressure, heart failure, etc.
Sleep disorder – Too much sleep or too little sleep both are equally dangerous for your cardiovascular health. Various sleep disorder such as Insomnia (lack of sleep) leads to depression and anxiety, which further leads you to suffer from high blood pressure.
Ignoring snoring – Apart from mere irritation snoring can become a serious health disorder associate with your sleeping pattern. This may put pressure on the heart and further more increase the risk of heart disease.
Excessive anger – Anger is sometime a moderate way to release stress and tension during mental pressure. But frequent explosion of anger may lead to increase the risk of various heart diseases.
Avoiding depression symptoms – Every person faces ups and downs in life and faces emotional breakdown in life. However, it is extremely important how we are handling this situation. A research study has found out that depression has indirect contributed into various heart diseases.
Weekend warrior syndrome – This is a condition when a person realizes that he does not have time for himself. Therefore, the only solution for them is that they find out time for themselves, exercise, relax and spend quality time with family and friends.
Other daily habit that may lead damage your cardiovascular health are; overindulgence, eating empty calories, withdrawal syndromes, assuming that you are not at any risk, eating red meat, skipping or sudden stopping of medications, watching TV all day long, etc.
If you focus and wisely start to overcome and get rid of these habits, it will soon help you get good health of your heart and will also help you live longer. Procrastinating, delaying or avoiding regular health check-ups altogether will help you keep up your good health and healthy heart.