Are you familiar with the 5-3-1 rule? According to cardiologist Janneke Wittekoek, this rule can help you prevent and monitor damage to your heart and blood vessels.
"The problem is that these are 'silent' diseases," says cardiologist and medical director of LEEFH Janneke Wittekoek, who has been calling for attention to prevention for years. "You can have a heart or blood vessel condition without even noticing it. And if you're unlucky, the first symptom will be a heart attack or a brain hemorrhage."
People generally know what the risk factors are, but according to Wittekoek, they are not always aware of the possibilities for monitoring those risks so that they can then do something about them themselves. "I always say: know your numbers!"
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