Sir, March 21 -- Various studies reveal that 30 to 40 percent of deaths in Pakistan are due to cardiovascular diseases (CVD) that claim over 200,000 lives every year in our country.
There are a number of risk factors associated with heart disease and stroke but the major ones are tobacco and alcohol. Moreover, high blood-pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, physical inactivity, stress and unhealthy diets are also among the major cause of deaths.
It is also learnt that tension, anxiety angriness and less sleep ie 6-8 hours may be harmful for your heart even 30 minutes moderate-intensity activity five times per week reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke and keeps your heart young.
Physical activity does not need to exercis...