Healthy heart is for sound and normal life. Heart attack can take away your life without giving any warning. About twenty million people die each year from heart attack around the globe. About 40% of people die from heart attack before they could avail any medical support in the hospital. This situation suggests that adequate preventive measures should be taken to avert the risk of heart attack.

The factors affecting heart attack or the factors having manifold affects on increasing the risk for heart attack include the following:

• History of heart disease of any member of the family.
• Uncontrolled diabetes.
• Uncontrolled high blood pressure.
• Excessive smoking or drinking of alcohol.
• Overweight or obesity and  idle life style.
• Intake of excessive salt.
• Tension and stress.
• Unhygienic food habit

The awareness about the heart attack and a disciplined and regulated life style can reduce the risk of heart attack significantly.

The diabetes should be kept under control. High level of sugar in blood brings negative change in blood vessels which accelerate the process of heart attack.High blood pressure should be kept under control. Blood pressure should be monitored regularly. Change the life style. Take prescribed medicine regularly.Shun the use of smoking, tobacco chewing and other tobacco related products.Blood arteries and veins face various problems as a result of toxic reactions of tobacco products.Control excess weight. The heart need to labor harder for this overweight.There is no alternative to physical exercise. Walk regularly. Build up habit for physical labor.Avoid salt with food.Take food with less carbohydrate and cholesterol.Select vegetables, fruits and food with adequate fiber contents.Avoid  anger, excessive fear and mental pressure.

The above analysis suggests that the risk of heart attack could be minimized and prevented significantly by following necessary prescriptions and controlled and regulated lifestyle overtime.

Carrot is an excellent quality food. Nutrient contents of carrot is worth mentioning.According to a an estimate,   a medium size carrot or a half cup of  cut size carrot contains about 25 calorie, 6 gm carbohydrate, 1 gm protein and 2 gm fiber. Carrot is an excellent source of vitamin A or beta carotene. Around 200% of requirement of Vitamin A could be met from a carrot. Besides, one will get 2% vitamin C, 1% iron and 1% calcium from carrot. Anti-oxidant and phytonutrient contents of carrot act as barrier against f cancer. Beta carotene of carrot helps to stabilize eye health.  Carrot is available in winter season abundantly. It is advised to get raw or half boiled carrot to get its full or useful nutritional support. It is also advised not to through away the water after boiling or cooking with carrot. It indicates that carrot is a food with many good qualities. This again suggests that we should try to make it a habit to include carrot in our regular food.

Cucumber provides us manifold health benefits.  Nutrient contents of cucumber include cucurbitacins, lignans and flavonoids. This nutrient combination of cucumber is closely associated with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer benefits for human health.

The vitamin contents of cucumber and conventional anti-oxidant contents of cucumber such as vitamin C, beta-carotene, and manganese provide anti-inflammatory benefit.

Moreover, cucumbers contain flavonoid antioxidants, including quercetin, apigenin, luteolin, and kaempferol which considered to have fair association with anti-inflammatory benefit.

A kind of phytonutrients called cucurbitacins content of cucumber has stimulated hope that cucumber has good association with anti-cancer benefit.

Expert opinions and experiences also indicate the following characteristic features of cucumbers when eaten or used externally on skins:

Cucumber vitamin and mineral contents promote weight loss when eaten as salad or juice.

Cucumber helps to protect skin from sun burn when applied on skins.

Cucumber when used externally refreshes eyes and removes  dirt.

Cucumber has properties to keep nails firm and shiny.

Cucumber impacts on hair health and growth.

Cucumber aids to keep kidney refreshed.

Cucumber can match fairly with diabetics.

Cucumber has impact on bad cholesterol

Cucumber has been reported to act positively on muscle and  joint pain

Cucumber acts to promote and stabilize skin quality.

Cucumber can protect dehydration in absence of water.

The above analysis and description indicates the manifold usefulness of cucumber for health benefit.. This again suggests that the eating of cucumber in whatever form as liked and necessary as well as its external use on eyes, faces or skins will have impact fairly overtime.