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When the heart stopped beating just a few minutes, followed by cessation of blood circulation, our valuable lives will end instantly. That’s why it is stressed the importance of prevention of heart disease and blood vessels.

Generally there are five vital signs of healthy heart.

1. Cholesterol
When likened, LDL or bad cholesterol is incendiary or good cholesterol and HDL as a fireman. “A good firefighter is usually able to prevent long term damage,” said Roger Blumenthal, of Johns Hopkins Cicarone Center.

The higher the HDL cholesterol level, the lower the risk of occurrence of ateroklerosis. For healthy heart, not the bad cholesterol target more than 130 mg / dl and HDL should be higher than 40 mg / dl. HDL cholesterol levels tended to increase with exercise, lose weight and eat lots of fiber.

2. Blood pressure
If left unchecked in recent years, high blood pressure can damage arteries throughout the body, so that the blood vessel wall will be thickened and rigid and clogged so alirah blockage of blood to vital organs. Optimal blood pressure lower than 120/80 mmHg.

Variation of various foods with different combinations of the right nutrients will be beneficial to blood pressure. Various studies have also shown an effective stress reduction also lowers blood pressure. The Spanish researchers say, the consumption of aspirin every day also decreased the systolic pressure of 6.8 mmHg and 4.6 mmHg diastolic pressure.

3. Heartbeat
Life is not in your hands, but in your heart. The number of heartbeats per minute (resting heart rate) is one way to predict the age. In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine noted, men who have resting heart rates above 75 beats per minute (bpm) are three times more at risk for heart attack. Normal pulse is 65 bpm.

“When you do a cardio workout with low intensity and add a high intensity every two weeks, the heart rate per minute will be reduced,” says Neal Henderson, sports medicine experts. Do exercise at least 30 minutes with 60-80 percent of the maximum amount of heart rate.

4. Fasting blood sugar
Fasting blood sugar levels is a sign of whether there is any risk of diabetes. The higher your blood sugar levels, the greater the risk of developing diabetes. “People with diabetes have a greater risk of heart disease, kidney and eye disorders,” said Johanthan Samet, MD, of Johns Hopkins.

To reduce levels of fasting blood sugar, we need to increase the body’s ability to use blood sugar, or in other words to increase insulin sensitivity. The best way to achieve this is to reduce weight.

5. C-reactive protein
Protein C-reavtive or CRP is a plasma protein produced by the liver in response to infection, injury and inflammatory processes. High levels of CRP indicate inflammation in the body. Because heart disease is due to inflammation in the artery wall then CRP can be used as a general marker of heart disease risk.

The increase of  CRP levels are usually accompanied by increased cholesterol. CRP level is high, ie more than 1 milligram per liter, also associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer. CRP measurement is done by taking blood from the elbow or the back of your palms.

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