Seven suggestions for loving and protecting your heart

The heart is the driving force of the human circulatory system. The human heart is mainly composed of myocardium, and has four chambers: the left atrium, left ventricle, right atrium, and right ventricle. The function of the heart is to promote blood flow, provide sufficient blood flow to organs and tissues to supply oxygen and various nutrients, and carry away the ultimate products of metabolism so that cells maintain normal metabolism and function. The normality of the heart determines the length of human life. Therefore, taking good care of your heart is the first priority for human health. Cardiologists have put forward seven suggestions for loving and protecting your heart in response to the most common factors in life that endanger heart health and safety. We now recommend them to you for your reference.

Tip 1: Less fat

You should eat less fried foods and foods high in cholesterol, such as shrimp, liver, egg yolks, etc. It is recommended to eat fish at least twice a week to prevent coronary heart disease. Limit daily salt intake to 5 grams, and insist on eating a certain amount of fruits and fresh vegetables every day.

Tip 2: Don’t smoke

Tobacco poisons cardiovascular endothelial cells, impairs the function of the endothelial system, and can cause myocardial hypertrophy and thickening, affecting normal contraction and relaxation movements.

Tip 3: Exercise more

It is best to stick to activities that last no less than 30 minutes every day. This can be done all at once or divided into three sessions, 10 minutes each. You can do rope skipping, dancing, cycling, walking, etc.

Recommendation 4: Regulating blood lipids

Hyperlipidemia is still a factor that causes atherosclerosis or coronary heart disease. Attention should be paid to increasing the level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL); and reducing the levels of triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol that cause atherosclerosis.

Tip 5: Relax

Chronic depression or persistent tension can stimulate the sympathetic nerves, easily leading to rapid heartbeat, vasoconstriction, coronary artery spasm, and increased coronary vascular resistance; increased blood pressure and reduced blood flow aggravate myocardial ischemia and hypoxia, and the myocardial infarction rate is about 70% higher than that of optimistic and open-minded people.

Tip 6: Get enough sleep

Good and sufficient sleep can slow down breathing and heartbeat, and reduce the myocardium's demand for blood oxygen, which is a self-protection measure of the heart.

Tip 7: Eat nuts

Eating magnesium-rich nuts such as almonds can prevent and treat heart rhythm disorders, protect the myocardium, and reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease and sudden cardiac death. You may also like it and eat more appropriately.