Take Care Simple Steps to Prevent Heart Disease at Home
Take Care Simple Steps to Prevent Heart Disease at Home
Srini Yallapragada, MD, a cardiologist on the medical staff at Medical City Heart Hospital, reviews steps people can take to stay heart healthy while the continue to spend time at home.
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0.833 -> Take Care
1.666 -> Simple Steps to Prevent Heart Disease
While Staying Home
3.58 -> - What we're finding in this pandemic
5.24 -> is that some of the patients that present
7.59 -> with really sick conditions,
more advanced heart disease
12.29 -> at more advanced stages,
those are the patients
14.74 -> that have been much more
sedentary, less active.
17.05 -> I think we just need to
remind people in the community
19.58 -> to continue to walk, I
think, during this time
22.38 -> it's certainly safe to walk
23.55 -> while practicing social distancing.
25.18 -> When it comes to exercise
what's become really popular
28.05 -> is home exercise videos
and things like that.
31.04 -> I think those are really good techniques
32.38 -> and strategies to stay active.
33.81 -> I think there's always a caution on people
36.92 -> doing some of these really
high intense exercises.
39.04 -> So, I'd definitely seek a medical opinion
41.74 -> before starting any exercise
program, as they say.
44.07 -> Heart-healthy diets, I
think, we have lost track
46.79 -> of that a little bit as
we've been more at home
49.41 -> and less active and not
going to the grocery store
51.62 -> and getting our groceries as regularly.
53.55 -> As it relates to diet, all
of us are guilty of this,
56.3 -> being less inclined to
go to the grocery store
58.06 -> and buy fresher foods and get our produce
60.7 -> so we can cook at home.
61.8 -> There are other services
that I would encourage people
64.63 -> and our patients to seek out.
66.168 -> Where you can actually
get fresh vegetables,
68.41 -> things to cook with at home,
69.97 -> So you can have a fresher meal.
71.29 -> Subscription services that you can do
73.39 -> to get groceries delivered to the home.
75.78 -> I think those are all really
good things to do, as well.
77.88 -> The other thing is hydration.
79.41 -> I think people sometimes
forget to drink water
82.8 -> and so, drinking plenty
of water during this time
84.89 -> is gonna be super important.
86.39 -> As we see the way people have responded
88.78 -> to interventions we have
done during this pandemic,
91.22 -> whether it's educating patients
92.82 -> on therapeutic lifestyle changes.
95.13 -> Like we had discussed
home exercise programs,
98.38 -> encouraging them to walk,
encouraging them to eat healthier,
101.61 -> not forget to have a heart-healthy diet
104.25 -> and also just encouraging
them to engage their family
106.9 -> members through other platforms.
108.34 -> Whether it's through social
media, FaceTime, Zoom calls,
111.9 -> those things are gonna be really good
113.31 -> as we work to get through this.
114.72 -> And I think if we do those few things
116.43 -> on a regular basis, be consistent about it
119.23 -> and remind ourselves and
our patients to do that,
121.96 -> I think it'll go a long way
123.15 -> and help us all get through this virus.
125.275 -> Medical City Healthcare
126.108 -> take care
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Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt3uCDoafX0