Your Heart disease

Heart disease, or coronary heart disease, is the biggest killer in the Uk. It's heart problem where the arteries that,supply blood to the heart become blocked Most heart disease is preventable, and knowing your risk factors is the first step to taking control

+ High blood
Raised blood pressure is easy to detect and can often be managed with a healthy diet and lifestyle some people will also need to take medication.  It's worth getting your blood pressure checked regularly as many people do not show symptoms. Read more about blood pressur

+ Menopause
Nearly half of women over 55 have raised "bad" cholestrol.

+ Cholestrol
high cholestrol can contribute to heart disease by causing the build up of fatty deposits in your arteries. This narrows the arteries and makes it more difficult for your heart to pump blood around your body. The only way to find out your  cholestrol level is to have it checked. If you do have high cholestrol (a total cholestrol of 5mmol/L and above is considered high), simple changes to your diet and lifestyle can help.

+Diabetes
diabetes effect your heart healthy and can worsen the effect of blood pressure, cholestrol, obesity, and smoking. But correct treatment and changes to your diet and lifestyle can help. read more about diabetes.

+ Stress
Stress is not directly related to heart disease, but if you smoke, eat junk food and drink alcohol to cope with stress, this can contribute to heart disease. Instead, try exercising, eating healthily and learning relaxation techniques.

+ Weight
Being overweight increases the likelihood of risk factors for heart diseases, like blood pressure, high cholestrol and diabetes.

+ Ethnicity
People of certain ethnicities are a higher risk of heart disease.

+ Smoking
Having even a few cigarettes a day  can effect your heart helth and could increase your risk of coronary heart diseases by as much as 50%.


+ Alcohol
Drinking too much can increase the risk of high blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythms and weight gain. Recommended limits are 3-4 units a day for men and 2-3 units for women

+ Age and gender
your age can make a great differance to your heart health. As we get older, our risk of heart healthy. As we get older, our risk of heart problems increases.

+ Family history
If your father, mother, brother or sister has heart disease, this is a risk factor. You're at higher risk  if they developed heart disease before a certain age: for your father or brother, it's before 55; for you mother or sister, it's before 65.