Heart Health Week
Turkish Heart Foundation, which cause great lives and heavy economic losses in Turkey Cardiovascular Diseases struggling with the most effective, the most direct and most economic way, people warn against this disease, awareness and based on the belief that passed motivate Turkey's agenda Heart Week '. Every year in the second week of April this organization is organized as a weekly sports, arts, culture, public integration, scientific meetings, activities throughout the country.
Today, a better understanding of heart health, despite advances in therapeutic developments and diagnostic models of the leading causes of death in the world and Turkey still comes from heart and vascular disease.
Hypertension, cholesterol, obesity, diabetes and smoking are among the factors that threaten the health of the heart. Smoking causes heart diseases, stroke (paralysis), lung diseases and various cancers. Issues related to blood pressure altitude, diabetes and sleep disorders should be emphasized; blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure should be kept at certain levels. With the increasing number of heart diseases, the value of protective health measures has begun to be better understood. Healthy nutrition is the choice of fresh foods instead of ready-to-eat foods, avoiding excessive salt use, regular health checks, paying attention to blood values are among the measures to protect your heart health. It is also important to be optimistic about life, to spend quality time with family and environment, to keep sleeping order under control.
Sports is a must for a healthy life. To be a part of our life is to have a healthy heart. People older than 35 years must be assessed in the cardiac direction before starting to play sports. Physical examination, ECG (Electrocardiography), if necessary echocardiography and exercise tests can be done.
To Protect Your Heart Health:
- Stay healthy.
- Be active and control your heart health.
- Tobacco say "NO".
- Limit alcohol consumption.
- Keep your body weight healthy.
- Keep your blood pressure under control.
- Make regular blood pressure measurements.
