The Physicians' Clinic

In the second article of a two-part series leading consultant cardiologist Dr Amanda Varnava suggests strategies to improve your heart health and provides guidance for different life stages, with attention to issues that may arise in your twenties.

If you believe you're too young to worry about your heart's well-being, you may think again. In England, premature deaths from heart diseases are at a decade-high, warns the British Heart Foundation. Your heart, the size of a fist, pumps five litres of blood daily, delivering nutrients and removing waste. Exercise alone isn't enough to maintain heart health. In this article, leading consultant cardiologist Dr Amanda Varnava suggests strategies to improve your heart health and provides guidance for different life stages, with attention to issues that may arise in your twenties.