How to Avoid Heart Disease: Kardiolita Discusses Why Health Screening is More Important Than Healthy Lifestyle
Online, August 6, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Heart diseases are one of the most common causes of death thus it is very important to live a heart-healthy lifestyle and have regular health checkups even if one feels absolutely well. It is a fact that regular health screening can prevent serious heart diseases even for the most healthy looking people.
Smoking is one of the most risky habit when it comes to preventing a heart attack. This is because chemicals in tobacco can damage one's heart and blood vessels which may lead to narrowing of the arteries potentially leading to a heart attack. It is known that a person who quits smoking gets healthy in 5 years after quitting to smoke.
First, and most importantly, one needs to eat healthy, and exercise at least 4 times per week, for 30 minutes. This would result in a healthy body weight and it is very important to keep the heart healthy. Getting enough sleep is another not less important factor one of the potential reasons why the age of heart patients is lower each year. Most people nowadays work a lot, getting lots of stress and not getting enough sleep risking their heart and overall health.
But the most important thing on learn how to avoid heart attack is to have regular health check-ups. Its not uncommon to have the most serious heart conditions diagnosed even for people living a healthy lifestyle this is why health screening is not less important than living a healthy lifestyle. Blood pressure screenings are good, but they are not enough to see the potential risks. One needs a full health checkup program, including heart screening, to make sure there are no potential risks.
Full health checkup does not take longer than a couple days, and many people choose to go private. It is also very popular to go abroad for full health screening because of the significantly lower prices. For example at the leading private hospital in Lithuania Kardiolita, a full health screening program price starts at just 400 Eur. With travel expenses added, the savings are still significant, and it only takes a couple days to take off at work to have the health fully checked.
Paul C., a UK citizen who had his health fully checked at Kardiolita Private Hospital, says: "I have been extremely impressed with the quality of the services I received at Kardiolita - the level of competence, all the doctors and specialists I have met have been extremely professional and helpful. I have spent 3 days at the hospital and with all the travel expenses added, I still saved way over 1500 GBP compared to what I would have paid in the UK."
It is highly recommended to have ones health fully checked at least once every 2-3 years. For more information about the health checkup programs available, please visit http://www.treatmentinlithuania.co.uk/diagnostics-and-screening-at-kardiolita.