Dear Friends,

We are frequently coming across various reports of young people dying from sudden cardiac arrest globally. While there is widespread speculation that this might be linked to the COVID-19 infection or the vaccines. However, we also must consider the health consequences that are the results from our changing lifestyles.

The factors such as a lack of adequate sleep, poor dietary habits, physical inactiveness, exhaustion, excessive work-load, stress, irritability and toxic relationships- all of these get increase the risk of getting heart disease. The spending on long hours on social media and engaging in unnecessary political and ideological debates with others—which also leads to a loss of peace of mind. This further negatively impacts our way of life.

Many of the people find the time to watch YouTube videos and argue with the strangers on Facebook, yet they claim that they have no time for atleast a thirty-minute walk, spending quality time with their families or getting enough sleep.

It cannot only be said that lifestyle alone is the cause of every sudden cardiac death; genetic defects and the undiagnosed heart conditions could also be the other factors. Nevertheless, cultivating healthy habits is entirely within our control.

We should show as much interest in what is happening within our own bodies as we do in the events unfolding around us.

While the length of our lifespan is not in our hands, how we choose to live the time we have is, to a great extent, entirely up to us!