{"id":5210,"date":"2022-09-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salengei.com\/world-heart-day\/"},"modified":"2022-09-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T00:00:00","slug":"world-heart-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salengei.com\/en\/blog\/world-heart-day\/","title":{"rendered":"World Heart Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we meet again on this blog to commemorate and celebrate a date that, as we understand, should be very important.
\nOn September 29, World Heart Day is celebrated , an initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise awareness about the importance of taking care of our heart<\/strong>.
\nHowever, awareness of this issue remains low in many countries. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Some important facts<\/h1>\n

According to WHO data, globally, 7 of the 10 leading causes of death in 2019 were non-communicable diseases and the world’s leading cause of death is ischemic heart disease, responsible for 16% of all deaths in the world.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.who.int\/es\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/the-top-10-causes-of-death<\/a><\/p>\n

In Spain, and according to the INE, 24.3% of deaths are caused by diseases of the circulatory system, with myocardial infarction being the leading cause of death. https:\/\/www.ine.es\/dyngs\/INEbase\/es\/operacion.htm?c=Estadistica_C&cid=1254736176780&menu=ultiDatos&idp=1254735573175<\/a><\/p>\n

Other indicators show that 61% of the Spanish population does not do regular physical exercise and 33% does not eat a balanced diet \u2013 even though we have the best diet in the world.
\nThis only deepens the gap with the WHO’s recommendations. <\/p>\n

There are also a large number of people who use tobacco on a daily basis and do not take measures to reduce their stress, knowing that these factors increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.
\nAlthough this is an alarming figure, there is still a high number of people who are not aware of the potential health risks if care for their heart and cardiovascular system as a whole is not implemented. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Let’s talk about prevention<\/h1>\n

Risk factors for cardiovascular disease are related to each other and also to other psychosocial factors, public policies of health systems, and other cross-sectoral factors.
\nThese interrelated determinants provide a conceptual platform for developing a comprehensive, long-term strategy for the prevention and control of cardiovascular disease.
\nTo implement such a strategy, it is necessary to intervene in a coordinated manner across various sectors in order to integrate health promotion and disease prevention and treatment.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

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Emotional well-being reduces the risk of suffering a heart attack<\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The components that make up the regulatory strategy and health policies and standards have the capacity to directly affect individual results through intervention on vehicles of environmental risk.
\nIn this sense, the ideal would be to intervene intersectorally, so that not only health policies are acted upon, but also sectors that have an impact on population health (such as the marketing of manufactured foods rich in salt and saturated fats, agriculture, transport, urban development and education), so that they are planned in such a way that they do not reduce cardiovascular health. <\/p>\n

The second category of strategies is health promotion through communication and education.
\nCommunication campaigns in workplaces, schools and communities have the potential to encourage changes in risky behaviours.
\nIn a coordinated strategy, they also have the possibility of promoting policies, regulations and clinical interventions from the health system. <\/p>\n

The third component of the scheme is to have a health system with high-quality clinical response capacity for the prevention, treatment, and management of the disease, not only in the identification and treatment of high-risk individuals, but also with the capacity to intervene in risk behaviors in addition to increasing adherence to medical recommendations.<\/p>\n

This comprehensive strategy represents an ideal vision of a solution that is conceptually simple (follow a healthy diet, practice sports regularly, do not smoke and have regular contact with the health system).
\nReality, of course, complicates this ideal model considerably.
\nIndividual behaviour change is complex and individual choices are strongly influenced by social and environmental factors.
\nGovernments have to balance different priorities competing for limited resources, and in this sense, chronic diseases have historically lost the battle against other health problems, precisely because of their long “incubation period”.
DOI: 10.1016\/j.rec.2014.01.024<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Let’s get to work for this day<\/h1>\n

One of the activities planned for this September 29 is a challenge that invites you to walk, run or ride a heart-shaped bicycle in your city.
\nRegardless of the distance you travel, it is emphasized that every step counts for your heart health.
\nThe idea behind the initiative is to see people doing some “cardio” activity in as many cities as possible for World Heart Day. <\/p>\n

In addition, as activities to stimulate the celebration, an allusive playlist<\/a> has been created, which can be listened to from the Spotify platform.<\/p>\n

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Exercise, relax and sleep well<\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n

For the occasion, the Pan American Health Organization also offers a free application<\/a> that consists of a cardiovascular risk calculator<\/strong> that estimates the possible risk of 10 years of myocardial infarction, stroke or cardiovascular death.
\nThe Pan American Health Organization, with financial support from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), transformed the published color-coded charts into an online electronic calculator for use on computers and smartphones, updating the previous Cardiocal app from 2014. <\/p>\n

Another prevention intervention would be the use of nutritional supplements.
\nFrom our own Salengei<\/strong> list, we highlight one that is the most likely to benefit the heart: Active Cardisterol<\/a><\/strong> and we explain why.
\nIts formula with omega 3, monakoline k, policosanol, coenzyme Q10 and B vitamins, is designed for the control of cholesterol and homocysteine.
\nClick here<\/a> to read our post about the benefits of this product. <\/p>\n

Also, the WHO proposes a series of activities that, apart from wanting to be carried out on this day, should mark a routine behavior in prevention.
\nThese activities aim to reduce sedentary lifestyles. <\/p>\n