TV star Pia Penttala received serious information from the doctor.
Education professional and Supernanny from Finland the familiar Pia Penttala sat at the doctor’s office more than a year ago. He couldn’t believe what the doctor told him.
– The doctor heard a strange noise from my heart, Penttala recalls.
In the end, the cause was revealed to be the flutter of the heart’s atria, or “flicker” known in the vernacular. In atrial fibrillation, the atria of the heart do not contract normally, which causes a rapid heartbeat. Symptoms can be, for example, dizziness or fatigue.
– After the diagnosis, I realized that I had been terribly tired for a few months.
Pia Penttala takes care of her well-being with diet and exercise. Pete Anikari
In addition to this, Penttala had previously been diagnosed with hypertension.
He was Ari-with his spouse visiting his parents. Penttala felt bad and dizzy. When Penttala’s father measured his daughter’s blood pressure, the readings were wild.
At first, the diagnoses worried me.
– I thought I was a completely healthy person. I realized I was a walking time bomb. When something like that comes completely out of the blue, at first there is astonishment.
Today, Penttala approaches her long-term illnesses with a calm mind. He gives thanks to the health care experts for the support and help he received.
– I’m getting used to living with these diseases. I am very regular with my medication and have a health check every six months.
Read the entire interview in the just-published Hyvä olo special magazine.