Cardiologist Expat Riyadh

Don't ask doctors what they can do for Your heart. Ask what YOU can do for it!!😉
Start:
- regular sleep
- regular physical activity
- regular meals and healthy food
- stress management
- start enjoying Your life right here, right now

We discuss issue of proper food during every visit so here are some tips:

11 Foods That Elevate Happiness and 9 Foods That Steal It | Amen Clinics Amen Clinics Scientific evidence shows that many foods elevate moods, boost energy, and calm anxiousness and stress—the necessary ingredients for happiness. A wealth of research also points to a host of sad foods to avoid.

Since couple of years I am advocate for plant based diet.
Here we have another interesting study:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2812392?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=content-shareicons&utm_content=article_engagement&utm_medium=social&utm_term=120523&fbclid=IwAR1aNZtXsH601DjmRnS_pdSL6bIT-8NqapLMa_di-uz9CB0VLVTRFZsAd5Q

Cardiometabolic Effects of Omnivorous vs Vegan Diets This randomized clinical trial of identical twin pairs compares the cardiometabolic effects of a healthy vegan diet with a healthy omnivorous diet.

"What if my blood pressure is fine and I take medications. Should I stop them?"
That's frequent question I hear in clinic.
Well - please remember:
- medications for hypertension DO NOT treat it - they help control it;
- as long as Your blood pressure is stable on medications, it means those medication work in proper way - so continue them;
- sudden stopping of medication for hypertension can cause dangerous jump of blood pressure;
- only when Your blood pressure goes down (symptomatic so You feel dizzy, weak and/or Your systolic blood pressure goes under 110mmHg or diastolic under 70mmHg) discuss with Your doctor how to modify the treatment.
Stay well!