๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ , ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐๐ค๐ฌ?
I have always led a busy life and still do, although I like to keep everything as simple as possible. My heart is a muscle, and I need to understand how it works and how I can help repair any damage.
My own heart has always been strong, and I was advised to help it in anyway possible, along with a constant supply of blood.
Here are some key points to consider:
๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ
I need a lot of good, healthy food. I changed my eating habits and, on school days from Monday to Friday, I am disciplined. From noon on Friday to midnight on Sunday, I enjoy what I want. There are many healthy options and dietary advice available on various websites. I always remember that the only thing I consume that is not food is still water, which helps my blood flow.
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ
If I cannot break a bad habit, then I reduce it and embrace change wherever possible. I always remember to reward myself when I deserve it.
๐๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ
I keep an eye on my weight. I weigh myself every Friday morning before breakfast. I set achievable goals and do not set myself up to fail. I almost stopped eating roasted potatoes and replaced them with parsnips, which worked for me. I really have to find what works for me.
๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ (๐๐) ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ (๐๐)
They say a general range of healthy blood pressure is from 90 over 60 up to 120 over 80. Anything over that is starting to get high.
I check myself regularly, study my numbers, and see where I am in that range. I understand what causes my high or low BP or HR, and learn what does not suit me. I always take my readings when resting, as itโs a resting HR reading I require. I am calm when I take my BP or HR and avoid taking them just after eating or drinking caffeine.
๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ
I know there is good and bad cholesterol. I wanted to know what I could do to help increase my good cholesterol’s fight over the bad. The medical profession says no matter how low my cholesterol is, it can always be lower. I do a lot of research and understand what I need to do to help the good cholesterol. If I canโt break a bad habit, then I reduce it as much as possible.
๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ง
I have been advised to have my blood tested every four months. For the past six years, I drink at least a litre of water three hours before to increase blood flow and make it easier. I relax when Iโm having my blood taken and do not watch it being done. If I find someone who is gentle and good at taking my blood, then I put them on my Christmas card list.
๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
I find the time for physical activity and find a way to enjoy it. My heart is a muscle and needs exercise to stay healthy. I always warm up, build up my levels of exercise over time, and make it work for me. I push myself, but do not overdo it.
๐๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
I read up and study the medication I have been prescribed. I set up a routine and make my medication-taking a habit. I let my doctor, pharmacist, or health professional know if I need or believe my medication needs to be reviewed.
๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ญ/๐๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐๐ก๐๐)
I encourage and accept all appointments or invitations offered to me and attend those rehab classes. Heart conditions happen to every age group; there is no exclusive membership. I have attended rehab with people less than half my age, and they leave the sessions with a better understanding. I do not skip any classes I am invited to, as I learn things I never realised before and leave knowing so much about the direction to take and my heart’s needs.
๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง
We all react/respond differently, yet our cardiac makeup is much the same for all of us. It is up to me to embrace change to live as long and as well as I possibly can. I check out the British Heart Foundation (BHF) website and read their literature, as they have so much down-to-earth information and experience to help me understand and deal with my situation.
๐๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ข ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐จ๐ฐ, ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ต๐ธ๐ฐ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ข๐ค๐ฌ๐ด ๐ด๐ช๐น ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐จ๐ฐ, ๐ง๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ข ๐ง๐ถ๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ถ๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ. ๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ซ๐ฐ๐บ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ.
