SolveYourProblem Article Series: Heart Health
I Want A Healthy Heart!

Heart disease and other cardiac problems can be devastating for anyone who experiences them. They can be terrifying because they’re potentially fatal. But many types of heart disease don’t have to be a death sentence.

The heart is one of the most critical organs in your body. If your heart stops working, you will die without medical intervention. You can’t live without your heart because it pumps blood through your body, sending it to your brain and other parts of the body that require it.

Without your heart, your other organs can’t get any oxygen. Your brain can only live for a few minutes without it. If your brain is too seriously damaged, there’s nothing doctors can do to bring you back.

Because the heart is so important, it’s absolutely vital that you take care of it properly. You should do everything you can to protect it.

Quick Statistics:

• More than 7,000,000 people are killed by coronary heart disease each year worldwide.
      
• Over one third of adults report having two or more of the six common risk factors for heart disease and stroke. Those are diabetes, smoking, physical inactivity, obesity, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure.

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