“Come one darling! We are no young anymore!” That was Michelle’s negative comments on her hubby’s night call! The exasperated husband then had to show her the CD that stresses the benefits of active sex life even in old age. Well, don’t know whether Michelle finally agreed or no, but it’s time when you should realize the importance of active sex life.

With the modern medical comforts we are getting these days, our longevity is enhanced manifolds. However, the modern day stress and strain are responsible for many serious maladies including heart diseases, early heart attacks, and other problems. If good sex saves you from heart attacks, why not seek pleasure in the eternal love affair nature has taught us? Let’s see the advantages of active sex life to prevent heart attacks:

(1) To make you feel good, let me tell you that an energetic sexual activity burns at least 200 calories! Well, that’s good to start with. A vigorous sex is been equated with 15 minutes on treadmill!

(2) In women, the risk of heart disease enhances after menopause. During this time, if they exercise active sex life thrice or more a week, their chances of getting heart diseases decrease.

(3) In men, active sex boosts the testosterone production that leads to stronger bones and joints.

(4) Sexual satisfaction leads to emotional bonding between husband and wife. This plays a great role in reducing the day to day stress levels in the couple. This obviously boosts your cardiac health.

(5) It is aptly said that a good night of sex is nature’s tranquilizer. It helps you shed all worries and helps accentuate your sleep. Good sleep obviously reduces stress level to a great extent.

(6) Release of oxytocin during active sex leads to release of endorphins. The endorphins help you enhance your pain threshold. Even the sense of smell is enhanced due to prolactin rise during sex, which in turn develops new neurons in the olfactory bulb of brain.

Well, it’s evident in many researches too that the couples who have good and healthy sex life live longer and happily. So, guys, never think you are old to sex. Indulge in your sexual activity at least thrice a week and reap the benefits on cardiac front!

With the growing awareness about healthcare needs, everyone is super-charged! You will find people taking with them hoards of medicinal packages to ensure their safety during odd hours. Well, it is definitely good to care about self and those around. But what if Mr. X is taking anti-cold medicine just on hearing the news of “cold episode” of his neighbor? That is nothing but hypochondriac attitude!

Mr. Y comes home after meeting his friend suffering from angina and brings with him strips of nitroglycerine to save him from such impending danger! There are numerous people like Mr. X and Mr. Y who scare about diseases. Not only they are scared but are almost sure that they are going to have it! The fear of heart diseases is alarmingly on rise. People read in health magazines, in news papers, and start contemplating the possibility of them succumbing to it. Then when one fine morning, they start little discomfort in chest, they feel this is the symptom of heart attack and if they don’t seek expertise, they are going to die! This is nothing but cardiac neurosis!

It is true that one should be cautious and check for the heart maladies, but if even after checking one is not ensured about his health, he needs psychological counseling and some psychotherapeutic drugs too! Let’s see what the symptoms that may mimic heart attack are:

(1) Mild discomfort in chest triggered by indigestion or flatulence:

Many times, if the patient is suffering from indigestion due to any reason, he may suffer from flatulence that may pressurize the chest leading to chest discomfort.

(2) Dizziness:

Due to excess acidity, the patient may complain dizziness that he misunderstands for cardiac malady. What he needs is just a good antacid and healthy diet.

(3) Palpitation and shortness of breath:

The patient may complain of faster heart beat and little breathlessness due to emotional stress that he mistakes for heart attack symptom.

(4) Insomnia leading to chest discomfort:

Here also the patient may get acidity spells due to insomnia that is mistaken for heart attack symptoms like chest discomfort.

It is however necessary that the patient is given ample attention and good counseling for stress relief. Let’s take care not to convert cardiac neurosis into real heart attack!

With the mounting stress and strain, the number of victims falling prey to heart attack is increasing. It is always said that the initial one hour is the most crucial hour for these patients. If one can diagnose the attack during this time, he has very good prognosis in terms of safety of his life. Therefore it is necessary to comprehend the early symptoms of heart attack that may enable you to seek adequate medical attention for the patient in time:

(1) More than pain, most patients describe a feeling of weight on chest during early period of heart attack.

(2) The pain is more of strangulating nature in which patient experiences heavy and suffocating feeling in chest.

(3) The symptoms are far more severe than mere esophagitis, pleurisy or indigestion.

(4) The pain is usually located just below the sternum or breast bone and rarely on left side of chest. However the pain may also be there in left shoulder blade and down the arm in many cases. Even chin pain is reported in many cases.

(5) If the patient is a known case of angina (case of pain in chest on exertion), usually he takes a tablet of nitroglycerine under his tongue to subdue the pain. If it is angina, it will go off within 15-20 minutes. But if the person is having a heart attack, the pain will not subdue but increase in intensity.

(6) There may be associated dizziness.

(7) The person usually has undue sweating along with the fullness of chest.

(8) Remember if the patient is a diabetic, he may not experience pain during heart attack. It is called silent heart attack in such cases. You must keep watch on his sweating, chest discomfort and seek immediate medical intervention.

(9) Heart attacks are rightly associated with chilly winters, emotionally stressed environments, and heavy exercise.

It is true that earlier you seek medical intervention; the patient has high chances of survival. Now with the advanced tests and investigation facilities, most patients respond positively within short period of time. Education of those around the probable patient of heart attack is the crux of having better prognosis!