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sufficient to lead a normal healthy life. pressure and cholesterol keeps you
Over-sleeping keeps you away from aware of your fitness level. As a thumb
doing anything healthy, thus exposing rule, grown ups should get their blood
you more towards the risk of heart pressure checked once in every two-
diseases. years. Starting age of 20 years, one
should test his/her cholesterol once
Keep a check over your diabetes, high
every five-years. Also, doctors advice
blood pressure and cholesterol levels:
that people who fall in the age-group of
Time to time, or, regular health
30 and above should get their diabetes
screenings like that of diabetes, blood
screened every 3-5 years.
Say no to smoking: Cigarettes or any cigarette through passive smoking are
form of tobacco is one of key risk factors equally at higher risk of developing
of heart disease. Consumption of heart diseases.
tobacco in any form damages your
People would often argue that they
heart and blood vessels, thereby
need not worry about such health issues
resulting in atherosclerosis, which can
as they are covered under best health
ultimately lead to a heart attack.
insurance plan. However, health
Smoking also increases your heart rate insurance plan can only provide you
and blood pressure. Cigarette smoke best of treatment in time of need, but it
forms carbon monoxide which takes cannot avoid your sufferings and pains
over nexygen present in your blood. once you develop such a diseases, nor
This leads to rise in your blood pressure. can it take care of your family's need in
In addition, people who are exposed to event of loss of your life. Remember,
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