Remember, 5 Tips to Keep Your Heart Healthy to Old

In Indonesia, heart disease patients have an average age of 56 years. Whereas in other Asian countries such as the Philippines, the average age of heart patients is 54 years, Taiwan 63 years, South Korea 63 years, Japan 65 years, and Hong Kong 68 years.

According to research from the National Heart Center Singapore (NHCS), Asians experience heart disease 10 years younger than people in the Western Hemisphere.
To maintain a healthy heart, it is important to have a healthy lifestyle. Here are five tips for maintaining heart health for a healthy life in the future.

1. Understand health risks
The key to maintaining heart health is knowing one's health condition. Try to regularly check your health.
High blood pressure is the number one risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Therefore, it is very important to check it regularly.

2. Stop smoking
Reducing smoking is the single best thing you can do to protect the heart. Because smoking can damage the lining of arteries, which causes a buildup of fat content and narrows blood vessels.

3. Healthy Diet
The ideal calorie consumption should consist of 40 percent carbohydrates, 30 percent protein, 30 percent bad fat, and 25 grams of fiber. Don't forget, drink a minimum of eight glasses of water per day.

4. Do physical activity or sports
Doing sports and other physical activities is far from losing weight. Exercise can help blood vessels relax and widen.
Exercise can also make blood flow more efficiently and make the heart-healthy. To start a sheat lifestyle, try to do at least 30 minutes of physical activity.

5. Reduce excess stress
Stress can pose health risks for the heart. Stress can cause high blood pressure, overeating, lack of exercise, or excessive smoking.
Experiencing long-term stress can also cause the body to experience increased levels of stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol, which can increase the risk of heart attack.

"In the end, a healthy and active lifestyle can help you maintain heart health. Start from now to do one by one the tips that are there. So that the heart remains strong now and in the coming decades," said Bradley.