The doctor talked about ways to slow down the aging of the heart

Candidate of Medical Sciences, cardiologist at Atlas clinics Zukhra Salpagarova told on Wednesday, April 29, how to slow down the aging of the heart.

According to the expert, in order to maintain heart health, it is necessary to move regularly. Physical activity should be practiced for at least 150 minutes a week — this will help improve the functioning of the heart, as well as reduce the risk of vascular atherosclerosis, she recalled in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

In addition, she noted that it is important to monitor nutrition. The diet should be based on vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fish, nuts. At the same time, the consumption of sugar, salt and processed foods should be limited, the cardiologist said.

Salpagarova added that alcohol and smoking should be avoided, sleep well and monitor blood pressure, glucose levels and lipid spectrum parameters. They need to be checked once a year, even for those who do not have any symptoms. This will help prevent strokes and heart attacks, the expert concluded.

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Cardiologist Alexey Utin said on April 28 that cardiovascular diseases often develop asymptomatically and a person may not be aware of the presence of serious problems. Even people who lead a healthy lifestyle may experience "sudden" cardiac deaths due to latent hypertension or other risk factors. 360.ru .

In turn, Andrey Tyazhelnikov, MD, chief freelance specialist in primary health care for the adult population of Moscow, chief physician of the city polyclinic No. 220, said that two cups of coffee a day in the absence of health problems will not cause heart disease, the Moscow City News agency reports.

Valeria Bonadykova, a cardiologist at the Scandinavian Health Center, explained how coffee is related to heart health. According to the cardiologist, if you drink too much of this drink, it can cause a rapid pulse, a feeling of heart failure and sleep problems. Bonadykova clarified that unpleasant effects appear more often if a person drinks coffee irregularly, but in large portions.