Heart Disease (Heart disease and common heart dissorders)

A heart disease includes any disorder that affects the way that the heart normally functions. Heart diseases have many causes, some of these include smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and physical inactivity. Although there have been dramatic improvements in the treatment and prevention of heart diseases the numbers of sufferers and deaths of heart disease are still increasing each year. Heart disease is the number one killer in Australia causing over 50% of the total …

…causes your heart to work a lot harder and can lead to high blood pressure. There is only one cure fro physical inactivity and that is simply to exercise. The heart foundation of Australia recommends that every adult should partake in at least 30 minutes of physical activity each day. After researching some different causes of heart disease I have realised ways that I could improve my own lifestyle to reduce my risk of heart disease.