Recommendation of the Fundación Española of the heart.

these Christmas … gives health.

– according to data recently published by the Federation of users and consumers independent, the Spaniards will be investing an average of 185€ per person in gifts. The Spanish Heart Foundation (CSF) aims to raise public awareness to make part of this investment beneficial to our health gifts

-bikes, video game consoles with movement sensor, an anti-stress book of recipes or articles are some of the gifts that will help us to maintain a healthy heart for the rest of the year

– addition excess with the food and drink, so the FEC recommended especially monitor our diet to be free from any cardiovascular event and be a cause for celebration, the Christmas are also characterized by times of stress, family desconcordia

Madrid, December of 2011- the Spanish Heart Foundation (CSF) aims to educate the populationn to keep cardio life habits, also this Christmas, is why who recommends putting healthy gifts to those that can encourage a sedentary lifestyle.

According to recent data published by the Federation of users and consumers independent, the Spaniards will be investing an average of 185€ in gifts and 187 € in food. The FEC proposes that this investment is beneficial for our health and recommends giving children toys that involve movement, such as skates, a bicycle, video game consoles that work with the body movement, or even an enrollment for dance classes.

He is recommended for adults, as well as the practice of sport-related gifts, gift articles relating to a healthy diet as books of recipes or seeds to plant vegetables at home.

Having a heart attitude is doing sport, to maintain a balanced diet, not smoking, not abuse of alcohol and make revisions on a regular basis. Follow this way of life is, in many cases, force of will. Therefore, so include these habits in the purposes of the new year is a good way to maintain a healthy heart all year ”, recommends the Dr. Plaza, President of CHF.

Feliz and heart Christmas

In addition to being a cause for celebration, the Christmas they are also characterized by times of stress, family desconcordia and excesses with the food and drink, it is for this reason, CHF recommended to control the excesses, because these are not good for anyone, but even less for patients with cardiovascular diseasesas they suffer from high blood pressure, heart failure, ischemic heart disease, diabetes or angina pectoris. The disproportionate intake of salt, alcohol, sugars and fats can produce decompensation and entail major problems.

Healthy people should also control their diet, because at this time they tend to consume many more calories from the usual, which leads to weight gain which usually increase the visceral fat, which is deposited in the abdomen. This fat tends to much increase the risk of the vessels of the heart and brain disease. Therefore it is important to keep at Bay the abdominal perimeter, so that they do not exceed the 102 cm for men and 88 cm in women.

Much these days out of the routine, must be maintained consistency, with both drugs and any other activity that is carried out, as the practice of physical exercise regularly or visits to the doctor.

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the Spanish society of Cardiology ( SEC) and The Spanish Foundation of the heart (FEC) is an organization whose vital impetus is to ensure the cardiovascular health of the population through medical excellence and researcher, as well as educational and informative. <? xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn: schemas-microsoft-com: office:office” / >

both entities have become the benchmark in Spanish of the fight against cardiovascular disease, leading cause of death in our country

The SEC has more than 4,000 partners among cardiologists and professionals related to cardiovascular disease, from the scope of European, Latin American and international Spanish

The FEC has over 4,000 members, including cardiologists of the SEC , nurses in cardiology, associations of patients, private entities and partners particular.