Maintaining dental health to reduce heart attacks

Brushing your teeth can reduce the risk of recurrence of heart attacks. Research University of London said, individual oral hygiene care is less good, easy to breed bacteria, and has a risk of heart disease 70 percent higher when compared with those who diligently brushing.

Lead researcher University of London, Professor Richard Watts and his team, analyzing more than 11,000 adults, including history of disease, heart disease (related to the family element), blood pressure and blood samples, the pattern of daily living habits such as smoking and physical activity. In addition they also record the oral care, including frequency of visits to the dentist and brushing teeth. All this is included in the analysis and research.

The results showed, those who regularly once every 6 months visit to the dentist, there are 62%; the brush teeth twice a day have 71% good mouth health and those who rarely brush teeth compared with those who brush your teeth 2 times a day, the risk suffering from heart disease increased by 70%.

Overall, despite the risk of heart disease is very low, but people who lack good mouth hygiene, found in inflammatory markers such as detection of C-reactive protein (CRP) and Fibrinogen showed positive.

The researchers found that poor oral health and bleeding of the gums will carry 700 kinds of bacteria into the blood. These bacteria can stimulate the immune system, so that the resulting inflammation of blood vessel walls and become narrower, or directly attached to the existing fat in the blood vessels, causing blood vessels to narrow, then there was heart disease.

Professor Watt concluded, "Our results prove and strengthen the oral health relationship with cardiovascular disease risk. In addition, the detection of inflammatory markers is a simple way of reply to ensure oral health is not healthy. "

He added, "For the future research necessary to ensure oral health connection with cardiovascular disease, whether a causal relationship or simply as a marker of risk only."

However, a toothbrush can not only maintain oral health, also have preventive effects against various diseases. And brush your teeth need to be done carefully and be patient. The results showed most adults brush their teeth less than 45 seconds, so it can not achieve the effect of cleaning the mouth and gums.

The correct way to brush your teeth takes between 2-3 minutes, carefully clean the remaining food is left in between teeth and gums, but it needs to provide a gentle massage of the gums, can only really achieve the effect of cleaning teeth and prevent the occurrence of disease

Want a Healthy Heart? Here recipe

Want to keep your heart healthy? Many things can be done to maintain heart health whatever your age. British Heart Foundation on its website providing useful tips for you.

Simply by exercising regularly, eating a healthy diet, encourage the children to live healthy and aware of the dangers of smoking, alcohol, high blood pressure and stress. Easy enough right?

In addition, according to health experts there are 10 important things to watch out for you who have a high risk of heart disease. In Nusaindah site mentioned a few important things to note:

1. Cholesterol levels should always be below 200 mg%

2. LDL try ​​always less than 150 mg%

3. Try triglyceride levels of less than 200 mg%

4. HDL try ​​always above 50 mg%

5. Fasting plasma glucose levels less than 120 mg%

6. Postprandial glucose levels 2 hours after meals does not exceed 160 mg%

7. Blood pressure should not exceed 140 mmHg for systolic and does not exceed 90 mmHg for diastole.

8. Do not smoke or environmental tobacco smoke.

9. Can control stress by either positive or stress.

10. Regular exercise, a gradual and measured, preferably the type Aerobics; respiratory gymnastics, sports games, etc..

And remember prevention is better than cure.

The afternoon sleep Very Good For Heart Health

Not many are aware, slept a moment during the lunch break to help reduce the risk of death, especially in the able-bodied young men. Greek scientists who conducted research for six-year period mentioned nap for about 30 minutes at least three times a week had a 37 percent lower risk of impaired heart disease.
The experts expressed naps help people to relax and reduce their stress levels, even smaller heart problems found in the country who regularly take a nap, although some studies show different results.
Research conducted in Greece was performed on 23 681 prua and women in the age range 20 to 86 years. The participants have a good health record, no history of heart disease and other acute illnesses.
In a six-year study, the participants were asked details about their siesta hour, their eating habits and regular physical activity they do.
As a result, the researchers said those who napped had a lower risk of suffering from heart problems as much as 34 percent than those who did not nap.
While those who napped for more than 30 minutes for three or more in each week has a record 37 percent lower heart disorder.
Afternoon Sleep At noon PekerjaTidur also reduce the risk of heart problems in the workers, where about 64 percent decreased risk of heart risk of death. While unemployment in men, accounting for only about 36 percent.
In this study, the comparison is not so much found the death rate in women.
"Nap and vascular disorders have a significant relationship. Phenomenon is found in countries that the majority of the population is undergoing routine periodic naps, and the result is the death rate due to the disruption of blood vessels is very low," said lead investigator Dr. Dimitrios Trichopoulos, Harvard School of Public Health, as quoted by the BBC on Monday (2/12/2007).
Trichopoulos also added, although various studies of napping is often done with different results, but there are important points that can be drawn from this study, namely: we become aware of health and limit one's ability to control their physical activity.
The same thing also be said June Davison, health nurse from the British Heart Foundation, which states nap penyaki help reduce the risk of heart disease, especially in the male workers.
"Nap in the midst of hours of rest helps us to relax and escape the burden for a moment, and it was very berrarti for our health. What we must remember is to balance rest and activity," said Davison.
Davison also added those who are easily stressed because the work tends to reckless with their health behaviors, such as excessive smoking, eating unhealthy foods, drink alcoholic beverages and even forget to exercise. This has further increased the risk of heart problems.
The program has been ogled nap Yarde Metals, aluminum and iron industry has a special room for workers nap in their offices, in Southington, Connecticut. Nap room has two leather sofas, soft pillows, dim lighting and an alarm clock.
"Although only a little nap, but I can go back to collect the energy and make the body fit. I think naps should begin to get used in the routine of our jobs," says Mark Ekenbarger, Yarde Metals Company engineers, who suffered pembesaraan arteries and should routinely undergo upper nap heart doctor's advice. "Nap itself is not a habit in America, because the same napping with laziness in the business world with high mobility. But now, several offices in the United States began to allow time for a nap for 30-40 minutes during the lunch break, and the results are those who utilize naps become more productive, "said Bill Anthony, psychological, Boston University and author of" The Art of Napping at Work.