Iris Publishers- Open access Journal of  Cardiovascular Research | Prevention and Control of Cardiovascular Diseases by Beneficial Use of Islamic Lifestyle

Authored by Mohammad Rabbani Khorasgani 

In recent decades, the advancement of human researches and public health activities resulted to infectious diseases control, therefore, the morbidity and mortality rates of many important infectious diseases in the world declined. Although, the risk of development and spreading of emerging, re- emerging, and drugresistant infectious diseases are important, but human industrialized life and life style changes have resulted in new challenges for human health specially in the field of non- communicable diseases (NCDs): cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), cancers, obesity and etc. Non-communicable diseases, are the major causes of death in the world, representing 63% of all annual deaths (more than 36 million people). It is estimated that 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2016, representing 31% of all global deaths [1]. On the other hand, disease development is influenced by different host, environment and microorganisms related factors, therefore, the pay attention to predisposing cultural, social, economic and religious factors is necessary for human health promotion as a multidisciplinary subject. Lifestyle is a way or style used by people in their life in special time and place and includes behaviors and functions of individuals. Lifestyle is formed in specific geographical, economic, political, cultural and religious context and influenced by them [2,3]. Lifestyle is an important and very effective agent in human beings life including the human-human, and human-environment interactions. If human regarded as whole, the thoughts, perspectives and practices affect his body and soul directly or non-directly. Many philosophical, religious documents and excellent scientific findings in psychology, biology and medicine favor it [4]. Therefore, human health is influenced by lifestyle, also. WHO has estimated that 60% of related factors to individual health and quality of life are correlated to lifestyle [3]. Pay attention to complex, but, define networks in neuro immune endocrine communication could be elucidate some aspects of lifestyle effects on human health. Lifestyle management or promotion may be regarded as effective action for health promotion.

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