Critical Heart and Blood Conditions
High cholesterol means you have too much fatty stuff floating around in your blood, which can stick to your artery walls and cause major problems later. Your diet and exercise habits play a huge role in controlling this.
When someone has heart failure, their heart becomes too weak to pump blood effectively around their body. It's often the result of years of high blood pressure or previous heart damage. Stroke is equally serious - it happens when blood can't reach part of your brain, either because of a clot or a burst blood vessel.
High blood pressure is called the "silent killer" because you usually can't feel it, but it's constantly damaging your arteries. Too much salt, stress, and lack of exercise are major culprits. Finally, anemia means you don't have enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen around your body, often making you feel tired and weak.
Empowering Fact: Most of these conditions are largely preventable through healthy lifestyle choices you can start making right now!
The amazing thing is that many of these diseases share similar causes - smoking, poor diet, lack of exercise, and stress. This means the healthy choices you make today can protect you from multiple serious conditions at once.