How to Recognize a Heart Attack

More than 300,000 heart attack victims die each year before they reach the hospital. Don't make the same fatal mistake. Know the warning signs.
   
  While symptoms of heart attack can vary, here are the most common. If you experience any of the following for 2 minutes or more, call your local emergency medical service immediately, or get to the nearest hospital or cardiac-care unit as soon as possible.

• A pain in the centre of the chest that can range from a mild feeling of tightness to an agonizing, crushing sensation.
• Pain that comes on suddenly or appears gradually, and which may be continuous or intermittent, fading then returning every few minutes.
• Pain that spreads to the shoulders, arms, jaw, neck, or stomach.
• Possible dizziness, sweating, fainting, nausea, shortness of breath, chills or a feeling of severe indigestion, with or without the pains mentioned above.

It is important  to know about these fact to save your life and also for your healthy life .

CHICK-PEAS

Often used as substitute for meat because they are loaded with protein,a cup of boiled chick-peas also has a
fair amount of calcium super fiber content,and an incredible amount of potassium making chick peas one of the best food available to lower blood pressure  and prevent stroke.studies also indicate that chick peas lower cholesterol to the extent that they may help reduce heart disease .A half cup comes in at 134 calories.

CHICKEN BREAST

Chicken breast is low in calories, low in fat, and low in sodium a perfect source of protein for anyone trying to fend off heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, or obesity. Half a roasted chicken breast without skin has 142 calories.

BENEFIT OF EXERCISE

             BIG BENEFIT OF EXERCISE FOR HEART ATTACK VICTIMS

Before 1950,doctors prescribed bed rest--and lots of it for any one who would suffered a heart attack.Now they recommend a progressive ,medically supervised program of exercise,along with dietary changes,smoking cessation,relaxation training,and stress reduction.
   In fact studies have found that heart attack victims who are put on a rehabilitation program that includes exercise are less likely to die from a second heart attack.Researches came to this conclusion after following more than 4,500 heart attack victims over three years.

  If you have a heart attack,you can expect an exercise that as early as two weeks afterward to test your tolerance for exertion.Then you will be prescribed a regimen designed to gradually build up your heart to working at 85 percent of maximum capacity.And you will be expected to follow this strategy for the rest of your (hopefully long)life.
 Doctors now says that a combination of early detection,immediate treatment,follow up drug therapy,diet modification,and exercise can improve the quality and perhaps the quantity of life for people who've had heart attacks.

IMPORTANT FOODS FOR LONGER LIFE

                                                             APPLES

Apples are one of the best sources of pectin,a soluble fiber.It's the kind of fiber that helps prevent hard diseases and stroke by keeping cholesterol levels low and also prevent wide swings in blood sugar levels,which can help keep diabetes under control.Apple pectin is also the kind of fiber that slows digestion and fills you up quickly,making it and ally in weight control.At 81 calories per apple,this fruit is definitely a shiny symbol of good health.

CABBAGE

Green leaf cabbage is one of those premier vegetables that seem to inspire good health on every level.A single cup of shredded raw leaves has a nice amount of calcium,potassium and vitamin A.it has virtually no sodium or fat,only 16 calories, and ample fiber,and it contains various compounds that fight the effects of cancer causing agents.in fact studies indicate that people who don't eat cabbage are three times more likely to develop colon cancer than those who much on it at least once a week.All this goodness also puts cabbage in the prevention plan against high blood pressure,stroke,heart disease,diabetes and obesity.

ARTICHOKES

One medium artichoke contains more fiber then a boel of oat bran and three times as much as an oat muffin! That plus a pinch of calcium and good amounts of potassium and magnesium makes artichokes a valuable ally in the fight against cancer,diabetes,high blood pressure stroke, and heart disease.

ASPARAGUS

A cup of these stately spears packs a solid punch of carotene and potassium to help fight cancer and high blood pressure. And with no fat, no cholesterol,and a decent amount of fiber, asparagus also helps prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and obesity, at only 44 calories a cup.

CANOLA OIL

Also known as rapeseed oil,this mostly monounsaturated oil lowers cholesterol so well that it helps fight stroke and heart disease.it is high in calories-120 per tablespoon-so use it in place of,not in addition to,other fats in your diet.

BUCKWHEAT

Like all good grains,nutty flavored buckwheat is low in fat and sodium and high in fiber.qualities that put in grains in league against heart disease and cancer.But buckwheat may have a benefit that other grains may not.One study found that a buckwheat diet had a beneficial effect on sugar tolerance,Which can be beneficial to those with diabetes.Cook the buckwheat and toss it with shredded spinach in a salad,or buy it onto the ground flour and use it as a substitute for all purpose.it makes super tasting pancakes and crepes.