How to be heart smart during lockdown
Dr Harinder Singh Bedi suggests a few simple tips to keep your ticker strong
cityairnews
Apr 3, 2020 06:38
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Chandigarh/Mohali: It is easy to lose focus during a protracted lockdown. One is prone to depression and exacerbation of pre-existing heart disease
Here are a few simple tips to keep your ticker strong:
• Eat lots of green leafy vegetables and seasonal fruits. They are all available door to door. Avoid spicy, fried and sugary junk food
• Daily exercise is a must. Keep moving between rooms. Walk when on the phone. If living in a flats complex – use the stairs to walk up and down as an exercise. Do squats, lunges, plank stationary cycling or treadmill etc.
• Maintain ideal body weight
• Avoid too much coffee , tea, carbonated drinks, alcohol and tobacco
• Manage blood pressure and diabetes. Teleconsult with your doctor
• Do not believe all the jargon on whatsApp re therapy - tele-consult
• Spend quality time with spouse, kids and parents
• Connect with your inner self. Meditate. Rejuvenate
• Stop and smell the roses. Take up gardening if you have a garden
• Let the sunshine in. Sit in the sun
• Practice yoga
• Be happy
Dr Harinder Singh Bedi MCh, FIACS
Director Cardio Vascular Sciences
Ivy Hospital, Mohali, Punjab
Ph 9814060480. Teleconsult at 0172- 5242000
E mail: [email protected]
