How To Live After a Heart Attack
People who have had a heart attack often think that their "normal" life is over and that they have only pills and various restrictions ahead of them. Is this true? And what can they expect after they leave the hospital?
Dr. Halina
Nutrition
The patient's task is to reduce weight and help the regeneration of the damaged myocardial area. It is necessary to reduce the content of fats in the diet, giving preference to high-fiber foods, including whole-grain products and at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Every day you should eat lean meats and poultry, and it is even better to eat fatty fish. Foods rich in potassium (spinach, bananas, potatoes, apricots) would do you good.
You should avoid anything that causes fermentation in the gastrointestinal tract including coffee, strong tea, and soft drinks. 2–3 times a week you can afford to have ===a glass of dry wine or 50 grams of strong drink, but beer and cocktails should be renounced completely. If you are taking any phenobarbitals, sedatives, diur...
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