My Daily Life
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Mountains: friend or foe for the heart?
As many people in France prepare to enjoy winter in the mountains, a question often arises: is going to altitude truly beneficial for your heart? And what precautions should you take if you have a cardiac condition? According to the Atout France barometer published in 2025, a third of French people have spent at least…
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Halloween : can we really be scared “to death” ?
With Halloween coming up, many are considering how to gently frighten their family or neighbors. However, how far can one go in creating a frightening experience? Can an extremely dangerous situation traumatize us to the point of causing death? On a moonless night, figures wrapped in loose sheets slip between houses… In the distance, a…
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Getting back into sports: a good idea, under certain conditions
The start of the year—whether calendar or school year—sometimes means getting back into sports, which is good for the body but not always without risks, particularly for the heart. The start of the year is also a time for new resolutions. This is often the time when people start or resume a sport, either in…
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Sex
After a heart incident, or if you suffer from heart disease, resuming sexual activity may not seem to be a priority. It is, however, one of the key elements that can help you return to normality and improve your quality of life, in the same way as driving or physical activity. Many people feel apprehensive…
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Stress, the enemy within
When you suffer from a heart rhythm disorder, you should avoid stressful situations as much as possible. Such advice isn’t always easy to follow. Simply having a heart condition or heart incident is a major stressor in itself. It is therefore a vicious circle: the more you stress, the greater you are at risk of…
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Moving to support heart health
The benefits of physical activity When you suffer from a heart rhythm disorder or after a heart incident, resuming or beginning a physical activity is usually not what first comes to mind. There is often a lot of apprehension and the feeling of having less control over your body doesn’t help matters. However, regular physical…
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Traveling, a realistic ideal
Preparing your departure In most cases, a person who has been affected by a heart rhythm disorder or heart incident will still be able to travel. Often enough, this is part of their return to normal life, which is essential for making a long-term recovery. But traveling is also a potential cause of stress —…
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The power of sleep to help you take care of your heart
Having a good night’s sleep is important for everyone, but it is essential when you suffer from a heart rhythm disorder. Poor sleep increases the risk of high blood pressure, diabetes and coronary heart disease, as well as the risk of a heart attack. It can also have a harmful impact on your eating habits…
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Your diet — the worst enemy and best friend of your heart
It is estimated that a change in lifestyle habits helps to reduce the risk of a heart incident by 80%. Among these habits is your diet, which is crucial in general but even more so when you suffer from a heart rhythm disorder. To prevent the risk of recurrence, a tailored, well-balanced diet is essential…
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Substances which threaten the heart
Alcohol, tobacco, drugs — worrying figures It’s a well-known fact — alcohol, tobacco and drugs can play a major role in the onset or recurrence of a heart rhythm disorder or heart incident, in particular atrial fibrillation. This role was quantified precisely, in particular by a very large-scale study led in 2021 by a team…
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