Important Tips for heart patients in the winter
Advise heart patients and the elderly especially, in the winter heating their bodies and their homes as much as possible. Should not be room temperature below 20 degrees Celsius. Should not be relying on woolen clothes only, it does not help much when the room temperature is below twenty degrees Celsius. Heating necessity indispensable.
It also should be avoided as much as possible about the great physical effort, such as snow removal and for carrying heavy bags and avoid Psychomotor agitation and nerve pressure. With attention to blood pressure constantly and regularly, and drinking warm liquids in excess of internal thermal energy production.
You should pay attention to the head and feet warmers including Suitable clothing, so as not to be cold bite injury or snowing parties, and corruption occurs in the skin tissue exposed. In the case of infection with symptoms of colds and flu, you should eat decongestants drugs cautiously and under the supervision of a doctor, because most of these drugs raise blood pressure and may cause palpitations.
We must try to exercise regularly light or moderate, the condition of stress, nor should stop practice because of the winter. We also note that smoking in the winter increases the burden on the already strained heart and raises the pressure more than it is.