The printer is in the house - the cause of heart attack

Want to get your heart and lungs were healthy? Do not use near to photocopiers!

The main the cause of heart attacks   It is not tedious exercise or stress. To a heart attack often leads air pollution As stated in the study of the University of Birmingham, the results of which were published in the March issue of the journal The Lancet.

The researchers found that the more time a person spends in the street with heavy traffic (whether as a driver, passenger or pedestrian), the more he becomes a victim of the major risk factors that lead to heart attack . Contaminated air   It comprises particles of dust and soot thickness less than 10 microns (1 micron - one millionth of a meter), which penetrate into the lungs with breathing and cause inflammation.

Air pollution   not only causes heart attacks , Stroke and cancer - it impairs the health of people already suffering from various respiratory diseases. So, at the risk of asthma grows survive another asthma attack at a time when the level of contamination is highest.

So, how to minimize the risk? Experts advise to develop a route to work and back, which would not be associated with a prolonged stay on the busiest routes. Choose side streets, parks, paths that lead through the trees.

Be sure to buy the house a variety of plants, especially the level of Air Pollution   inside can five times higher than outdoors, because the house is no wind currents. The buses do not occupy seats that are closer to the driver, as it is located in the front engine.

When the weather is windy, rainy weather, the level of Air Pollution   much lower than in a warm, sunny day. It is not necessary to use embedded air fresheners better open the window wider. And if your work space is located next to the photocopying, try to seats somewhere far away - toners are filled with substances which it is better not to breathe.

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