Know your heart better with these solutions – PART 2

Question 11: Mention some first aid (treatment) steps to be performed on a heart attack?
Answer : The person must be kept in a sleeping position and aspirin tablet should be placed under his tongue (or sorbitrate tablet if available) and take him immediately to heart (coronary) care unit.

Question 12: Do complications occur due to intake of anti-hypertensive drugs?
Answer : Yes, they do have some side effects but the modern drugs are very safe.

Question 13: Does the probability of getting heart diseases in asthma patients are more?
Answer : No.

Question 14: Does people taking high amounts of coffee/tea more prone to heart attacks?
Answer : No.

Question 15: Are people working on day shifts are less prone to heart diseases when compared to night shift working people?
Answer : No.
Question 16: What should be done in order to increase HDL – (high density lipoproteins) or good cholesterol in our body?
Answer : 1) Physical activity must be increased
2) If you are over weight, you have to reduce it
3) Quit smoking

Question 17: Can hypertension be reduced by eating more bananas?
Answer : No.

Question 18: Does people having diabetes are more vulnerable to heart problems?
Answer : Yes because heart problems have strong relationship with blood sugar

Question 19: What should a person do when he get heart attack and is there any method to help himself?
Answer : First you have to lie down with ease with full comfort and later and keep aspirin tablet under your tongue and immediately call a person to take you to the heart care unit without any delay in time.

Question 20: Does cholesterol start accumulating from an early age or only after 30 years?
Answer : No, it starts right from childhood