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Cardiovascular diseases are increasing rapidly worldwide, and its close relationship with the lifestyle is becoming increasingly evident, indicating that we can prevent these conditions perfectly taking care of our habits, so you not discover your cardiovascular risk with a simple tool that facilitates the Heart Foundation.

You should only provide a few details about yourself, your background and health conditions and the click “calculate” you know that your cardiovascular risk is high, moderate or low. Moreover, after the verdict will offer recommendations to improve or maintain the health of your heart.

We just need to answer questions such as gender, age, whether we are smokers, diabetics or have cardiovascular disease and also must know to use this online calculator at no cost, the total cholesterol in blood and our blood pressure normal values.

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With these simple facts calculator can give you a prediction about your cardiovascular risk, although we should never replace this tool and its result by the medical diagnosis.

Moreover, this calculator can evaluate our habits and get an idea of its weight in our cardiovascular health.

I could only do a critique of this simple and useful calculator: does not include physical activity among the data collected, which is essential if we consider their effects on blood pressure and hence on heart health.

And if it seems that in Córdoba have thought about the health of its inhabitants, and thus have “hands on” to improve the quality of life for all residents. In this way it has launched a new intensive dietary counseling, through which people try to Cordoba slowly changing their eating habits and so go little by little through the transition to a healthy diet.

For now this new venture will only work in two health centers: Northern and Santa Rosa Levante. A nurse from the first institution to have named, called Toni Martinez, said that “the dietary advice is directed at its basic format to the general population, with recommendations on diet and physical activity, other than the intensive model, which focuses on risk groups for diseases such as diabetes, obesity or hypertension. ”

At these centers, people have the opportunity to participate in group education sessions that provide tips on nutrition and the consequences of sedentary habits in daily life. In addition, it is taught to make a balanced diet and distribute calories throughout the day. Another of the key points raised are to smart to shop at stores and supermarkets, and also puts the audience aware about the many forms of exercise there.

Workshops are four classes in addition to the physical work, they also perform a treatment on the emotional and self-esteem, and it is assumed that in the medium term we have the presence of these courses in all medical centers in Córdoba.

With the amount of supplements out there, choose the most appropriate can be a challenge. Do not think that a product that already satisfy all the needs of your body. Leslie Beck, author of an encyclopedia on feeding, a complex of multiple vitamins and minerals may be all you need it, but many people have specific needs. It is best to consult a dietitian or a physician specializing in nutrition, to personally examine you and design a supplementation program based on your age, gender and lifestyle. Meanwhile, here are some points to consider.

1. Covers all ages
Choose a complex of vitamins and minerals from broad spectrum to provide 100% RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance). The most complete formulas containing up to 29 essential vitamins and minerals. Avoid large doses of any nutrient, unless your doctor prescribed you or your dietitian.

2. Choose a supplement to compensate for all needs
Age, sex and medical history are important factors to consider. But you to go only by what the label says. Compare vitamin and mineral supplement that provides you with your needs. Do not be fooled by preparations that promise to impact not supported by proven results.

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