Star News Agency
New Delhi. On the eve of World Heart Day and the forthcoming BSNL Dil Ka Darbar on Sunday being organized to commemorate the World Heart Day at Maulana Azad Medical College Dr KK Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India said that wild animals do not get heart attacks because they live in accordance with the laws of nature and we have never heard of wild animals getting angioplasty or bypass done.
Dr. Aggarwal said that heart disease is preventable and the easiest way to learn this is to remember the A to G of cardiovascular prevention. ABC represents safe parameters and DEFG represent what to do to achieve these parameters.
A stands for Abdominal Girth which should be kept lower than 85 cm in men and less than 80 cm in women.
B stands for Blood Pressure which should be kept lower than 120/80.
C stands for bad non-HDC Cholesterol which should be kept less than 130 mg%.
The prevention strategies include
D stands for Diet which should be in moderation and include variety.
E stands for Exercise which should be taking 10000-steps walk or 80 minutes of walk or 40 minutes of brisk walk or 20 minutes of brisker than brisk walk.
F stands for Fun or taking life differently. For example, half glass full vs half glass empty
G stands for God which is a parasympathetic state of mind achieved by Pranayama, yoga and relaxation techniques.
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