{"id":1179,"date":"2018-02-27T14:35:37","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T21:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/?p=1179"},"modified":"2018-02-27T14:35:37","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T21:35:37","slug":"what-is-heart-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/what-is-heart-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Heart Disease?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your heart is a muscle that gets energy from blood carrying oxygen and nutrients. Having a constant supply of blood keeps your heart working properly. Most people think of heart disease as one condition. But in fact, heart disease is a group of conditions affecting the structure and functions of the heart and has many root causes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heartandstroke.ca\/heart\/conditions\/coronary-artery-disease\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coronary artery disease<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, for example, develops when a combination of fatty materials, calcium and scar tissue (called plaque) builds up in the arteries that supply blood to your heart (coronary arteries). The plaque buildup narrows the arteries and prevents the heart from getting enough blood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how you can reduce your risk of heart disease:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be smoke-free. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be physically active.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Know and control your blood pressure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heartandstroke.ca\/get-healthy\/healthy-eating\"><b>Eat a healthy diet<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that is lower in fat, especially saturated and trans fat.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Achieve and maintain a healthy weight. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manage your diabetes. Limit alcohol use. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduce stress. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visit your doctor regularly and follow your doctor\u2019s advice.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is crucial to know the emergency signs of heart disease, please take note (signs may vary on men and women):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sweating <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chest discomfort<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upper body discomfort<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nausea<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shortness of breath<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Light-headedness <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Call 9-11 or your local emergency number immediately if you experience any these signs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For additional information, please visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heartandstroke.ca\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.heartandstroke.ca<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em>Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/healthyheart.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1180\" src=\"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/healthyheart-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/healthyheart-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/healthyheart-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/healthyheart-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/healthyheart.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your heart is a muscle that gets energy from blood carrying oxygen and nutrients. Having a constant supply of blood keeps your heart working properly. Most people think of heart disease as one condition. But in fact, heart disease is a group of conditions affecting the structure and functions of the heart and has many root causes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1179"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1179"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1181,"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1179\/revisions\/1181"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}