Health : causes of heart diseases

  Modern Society is a vulnerable target for all kinds of chronic degenerative diseases such as heart disease,diabetes,cancer,stroke and high blood pressure. Particularly, increasing instances of heart diseases among the young point to a worrisome trend. Mounting tensions,pollution,deteriorating dietary habits and sedentary lifestyles are contributing to an increasing number of people in their early 20s and 30s the most dreaded phenomenon in life-a heart attack. Obesity, being the mother of all chronic diseases is the primary cause of heart disease. Inspite of the advancement in medical sciences, today's lifestyle is more a bane than a boon to an individual from the health perspective.

How heart disease occurs?

Arteries supply blood to the heart muscles. Hardening and narrowing of these arteries cause heart disease. Cholesterol is the most dreadful factor that leads to this state. When the level of cholesterol is persistently high in blood, it may trigger off a series of events that result in the plaque formation in the inner walls of the arteries. Thus arteries get choked.As it continues to build up in the artery, blood flow to the heart slows down, thus reducing the supply of oxygen and other nutrients to the heart. As a result, when a major artery gets completely blocked , it leads to heart attack. When it happens, it causes irreparable damage to the affected portion of the heart and subsequently reduces the efficiency of the heart. stress is another major culprit that could cause heart diseases.

How to keep heart diseases away?