Heart disease is a serious chronic condition which can be prevented by avoiding some causative risk factors.
1. Elevated blood cholesterol level: bad cholesterol (low density lipoproteins cholesterol) is the main risk factor for cardiac illness, you should have healthy lifestyle and well balanced diet to avoid elevation of cholesterol level.
2. Elevated blood pressure: normal ideal blood pressure is 120/80 mmHg, so you should examine your blood pressure regularly and seek urgent medical advice in cases of abnormal readings.
3. Obesity: heart disease is associated with obesity. Obesity can be measured by body mass index (body weight in Kg/ height ² in meter). You need to be less than 25 to be away from obesity, 25-27 is a borderline, and 27-30 is overweight, while over 30 is obesity.
4. Diabetes: elevation of blood glucose level leads to cardiovascular dysfunction and many cardiac issues, so you should measure blood glucose regularly. If there is mild elevation of blood glucose level, you should follow healthy lifestyle and diet plan.
5. Lack of exercise: doctors suggest doing some exercise -even walking- as it effectively lowers the risk of heart disease, any person have a lifestyle not involving exercise and physical activity is more liable to have cardiac problems.