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One of the most important elements of our agency is the heart, the engine that keeps us through impulses. It is vital know how to care the heart. This body deserves all the care they can give.

One of the fears that we have tod(s) is the suffering a heart stop, i.e. a heart attack. The truth is that anyone we can happen, therefore, it is essential care of our heart, to prevent heart attack, because you know, better to prevent that cure.

The symptoms of heart attack depend on whether you are male or female. For them, especially usually give them a chest pain, which extends the arm and neck; it also has lack of air and above a sweating sudden; you can have nausea or vomiting or even dizziness and palpitations strong. In the case of women, the main pain is in the shoulder joint; in addition to the dizziness and vomiting that can also suffer; fatigue, abdominal pressure and a sense of impending death.

You can do many things to look after your heart, but most are related to a healthy life and healthy. You already know, the foods that are good: fruits, vegetables, cereals, rice, pasta, potatoes, i.e. food of vegetable origin. Seeks eat fresh food. The oil that is oil. Seeks no gorge proteins, these should assume the 15 percent of your diet, and the carbohydrates 50 per cent. It is good that tomes products low in calories. A food very good for the heart are dried fruit. Seeks to reduce the red meat in your food and of course the salt. Moreover, the caffeine is good for blood pressure, although it may seem contradictory, but in moderate amounts. Read the rest of this entry »

The heart is the most important muscle in our body and all muscle as we should exercise regularly, this would remain strong and healthy.
A weak heart does not pump blood with the same vigor exercised heart, leading inevitably to suffer from any heart ailment. Besides lack of exercise are other factors that increase the likelihood of heart disease:
Hypertension
High cholesterol
Diabetes
Obesity and
STRESS
The good that all these evils can be fought with physical exercise, your body needs 30 to 60 minutes of daily physical activity, aerobic exercises being suited to strengthening the heart, because you are the increase in heart rate, these can be strenuous hiking, jogging (running or jogging), swimming, dancing, cycling, rowing, stair climbing.
I recommend you start out right from less to more, if you’ve been inactive for a long time and you are over 40 years, 20 minutes will be fine. When you feel physically better increases to 30 minutes and on down to the hour
Remember that whatever exercise you choose you above all Warm up and stretch and end of the session back to stretch, because otherwise you could risk injuring your muscles.
Stress and heart are intimately linked, conveyed the stress and do not let them accumulate. Exercise more therapies like meditation and massage are effective ways to counter it.
If you suffer from any heart problem consult your doctor before taking any exercise program For a Healthy Life