Lifestyle

Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke

Lifestyle Risk Factors

  • Healthy Eating: We need to make sure we eat a “balanced diet” to ensure our bodies are getting everything they need to be healthy.
  • Physical Activity: Physical activity can improve your health in lots of ways - both physically and mentally.
  • Smoking: We all know smoking is bad for your health, but what exactly does it do and how do you quit?
  • Vaping: There is emerging evidence and increasing concerns about the risks of vaping particularly with regard to cardiovascular and respiratory illness.
  • Alcohol: When most people think about the dangers of alcohol, they think about organ damage - but alcohol has a part to play in heart disease and stroke too.
  • Stress: Stress is a natural reaction in the body designed to give short bursts of heightened energy or awareness - but too much can be bad for you.
  • Sleep: Sleep plays an important role in good health and well–being throughout your life - so we need to make sure we're getting enough.

For further information about lifestyle risk factors - click here

Useful resources

The Heart Age Test tells you your heart age compared to your real age.
Use this tool to enter your blood pressure reading and find out what it means, along with information on how to reduce a high reading.