The accumulation of fatty substances inside your arteries is known as atherosclerosis. This condition involves the formation of deposits consisting of fats, cholesterol, calcium, cellular debris, and fibrin - a protein involved in blood clotting. Over time, these substances build up on the inner walls of the arteries, leading to narrowing and reduced flexibility.
'Making sure that you're getting enough sleep, that your weight is maintained correctly and you exercise regularly.'
Eating foods rich in fibre, healthy fats and essential nutrients are some of the healthiest ways to reduce LDL (bad cholesterol) while increasing HDL (good cholesterol), says Dr Swarup Swaraj Pal, senior cardiovascular and thoracic consultant surgeon at Gleneagles Hospitals.
'Thirty per cent of the world's deaths in young people, due to heart disease, are encountered by people in India.'
Diabetes can lead to serious complications and can affect the eyes, heart and nerves, warns Dr Manoj Chawla.
The researchers noted that while COVID-19 and influenza are both severe respiratory viruses, they appeared to affect cardiac tissue very differently.
Adopting a healthy lifestyle as a family or even with friends will go a long way in curbing the dangers of midnight cravings.
It improves your heart vessels and make arteries flexible!
Researchers said compounds that are already along the pipeline to drug discovery are preferred, as they can be further tested as antivirals at an accelerated rate compared to new drug leads that would have to go through this process from scratch.
Arthritis, cancer, blindness, erectile dysfunction... smoking can have adverse effects on your overall health, warns Dr Harish Chafle, senior consultant-pulmonology and critical care, Global Hospitals, Mumbai.
Consuming whole grains can reduce the risk of heart disease by up to 30 percent.
Despite its popularity, little was known about the health benefits associated with Bikram Yoga.
`For the first time we have a drug that can not only halt the progression of the disease, but in the vast majority of patients, it actually showed the disease regress.'
Turns out, food high in unsaturated fat may protect against cardiovascular diseases.
'Good cholesterol acts as cholesterol scavengers, picking up excess cholesterol in the blood and taking it back to the liver where it is broken down,' says Dr Amit Bhushan Sharma.
Regular brisk walking or biking may be enough to reduce your heart failure risk by 31 per cent.
Preventive health care for women should never be ignored.
'Smokers are a highly susceptible population during this pandemic.' 'Health benefits from quitting smoking can start as early as within an hour.'
New World Syndrome that affects 75 per cent world population is triggered by a radical change in diet and lifestyle.
Anger, hostility and cynicism have been observed to harm your heart.
On the occasion of World Stroke Day, Dr PN Renjen, Senior Consultant -- Neurology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, explains how to identify a stroke and offers tips to prevent one.
The keys for attaining good health and a fit body are quite simple. All of you have to do is take care of good nutrition, physical activity, sufficient sleep and rest, meditation and conscious breathing.
Holistic health guru Mickey Mehta shares 6 easy-to-do fitness tips. Follow these and stay healthy :)
'These are foods that are very common in the Indian diet... Naan, chapatti, rice...' 'Those processed carbohydrates are far worse for body weight and heart health than the fats they replaced.' 'The problem with these foods is that even if there isn't any obvious sugar in them, they turn to sugar very quickly.'
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