Prevent cardiovascular disease - tips to stop the heart ageing
Growing old is one of the main reasons heart disease develops. Heart disease is usually caused by a build-up of fatty deposits inside the arteries – known as atherosclerosis – and an increased risk of blood clots. It can also be associated with damage to arteries in organs such as the brain, heart, kidneys and eyes. Heart disease can cause angina, heart attacks and heart failure - when the heart becomes unable to pump blood around the body.
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Experts in the US, are this week set to meet to discuss how it is possible to keep hearts and arteries healthy as long as possible. The experts said the key to healthy ageing is regular aerobic exercise and a healthy diet without excessive calorie intake will help prevent heart disease. However Douglas Seals, of the University of Colorado Boulder said said the preventative advice is not always taken on board. "Regular aerobic exercise and eating a healthy diet void of excessive calorie intake is the key to healthy vascular ageing and the evidence for that conclusion is irrefutable," he said.
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Cardiovascular disease can cause heart attacks and angina
Dr Seals said researchers are exploring new therapies which are hoped could hold promise to reduce heart disease. The emerging therapies include:
High intensity interval training or HIIT workouts This include shorts periods of intense anaerobic exercise - short bursts of exercise which typically last under thirty minutes Fasting diets Dietary approaches including intermittent fasting, which can have the same effect as chronic calorie restriction Sodium Cutting the amount of sodium in the diet Salt causes the kidneys to hold onto more water - but the extra stored water raises blood pressure and puts strain on your kidneys, arteries, heart and brain.
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