Preventive Cardiology - Quality Aging
No Tobacco.
Happiness, Humor Hope and Hostility Avoidance.
Exercise. No excuses, Just do it.
Cardiovascular Protections;
Cholesterol
Cholesterol; Less than 150. Know your numbers.
Upto 50% of the worlddie of heart disease. If we can eradicate heart disease we can gain 14-20 years in life.
Total cholesterol (<200=good, 150-200= very good, <150= optimal)
LDL. ( Bad Cholesterol) (good <100. optimal < 70)
HDL ( Good Cholestrol) Atleast 45 in Men, Atleast 55 in women.
Triglycerides: <150
< 100 Optimal
High Blood Pressure. Check your blood pressure often. New recommendation 120/80, even mild Hypertension takes its toll in heart failure and heart attack.
No Tobacco.
Happiness, Humor Hope and Hostility Avoidance.
Exercise. No excuses, Just do it.
Cardiovascular Protections;
Cholesterol
Cholesterol; Less than 150. Know your numbers.
Upto 50% of the worlddie of heart disease. If we can eradicate heart disease we can gain 14-20 years in life.
Total cholesterol (<200=good, 150-200= very good, <150= optimal)
LDL. ( Bad Cholesterol) (good <100. optimal < 70)
HDL ( Good Cholestrol) Atleast 45 in Men, Atleast 55 in women.
Triglycerides: <150
< 100 Optimal
High Blood Pressure. Check your blood pressure often. New recommendation 120/80, even mild Hypertension takes its toll in heart failure and heart attack.
Asprin. 81. 162.325 mg/day ( Two baby asprin/day, or half regular/day or one regular every otherday. Prevernts 51% heart attacts and strokes.
