Moderate exercise, smoking cessation and small amounts of alcohol contribute to raising our good cholesterol.
Drinking alcoholic beverages is not encouraged for those who do not drink but for those who do, a simple “rule of two” applies.
This means two bottles of beer or two shots of hard liquor or two glasses of wine ( preferably red wine) But remember, it is not “and” but “or” of the mentioned beverages.
Hypertension is a major risk factor to the development of coronary disease, stroke and renal insufficiency.
Uncontrolled hypertension puts a patient to dangers of hemorrhagic stroke, a form of brain attack characterized by rapture of cerebral vessel leading to clot or hematoma formation within the brain tissue. This can lead to paralysis or death.