Tips to prevent heart disease and lead a
healthy life
by Mike Spencer
One of the greatest ailments that endanger your healthy life is
undoubtedly the heart disease. As per statistics provided by
the American Heart Association, 62 million Americans suffer
from some form of cardio-vascular diseases like heart attack,
high blood pressure and congestive heart failure.
Close to, a million such cases per year
turn fatal. Heart disease is the number one killer in the U.S.
and about 1/3 of the deaths from heart disease could be
prevented by a way of a better dietary habit.
Without analyzing the cause, you cannot prevent the effect. One
of the prime catalysts of heart disease is the free radicals.
Contrary to the belief, margarine, which you may think is
preventing heart disease (thanks to widespread advertisements),
is much more harmful than butter. The process of margarine
preparation involves heating oils to very high temperatures.
Such a high temperature transforms the oils into free
radicals.
One of the best foods you can have is the egg.
The egg yolk contains about 250 mg of cysteine, a variety of
amino acid. This cysteine is instrumental in the elimination of
free radicals.
Another common cause of heart diseases is cholesterol.
However, the interesting fact is that bulk of the cholesterol
is synthesized within the body itself and not taken as part of
the diet. Cholesterol is a soft buttery substance. It joins
hands with calcium and cause hardening of the arteries that
results in heart disease.
We consciously avoid some fat-rich food, like butter in order
to avoid heart disease. However, this notion is grossly
incorrect. The real culprit for poor heart health is sugar rich
processed food. For instance, let us observe the dietary habits
of the Eskimos. They consume large quantities of blubber - a
highly fat-rich food. Yet, the instance of heart disease in
them is minimal, unless fizzy drinks and French fries influence
their food habits.
Excess weight begets heart disease.
Therefore, you need to check your diet. However, you should
remember that being overweight is the problem, not eating fats.
Some essential fats like Omega 3 fish oil has healing
power.
Surprisingly 150 years ago, heart diseases were almost unheard
of. Some vested interests have made heart disease proliferate.
The people, who manufacture drugs for heart disease, stand to
gain enormously when a detected patient has to consume drugs
for the rest of his/her life. What is worse, your doctor is
also befooled by the drug manufacturers in the name of
‘educating’ them.
Prescribing drugs is rooted to faulty medical education of the
doctors. It is a pity that less than 2% time of a Harvard
Medical school student is spent in learning preventive medicine
and a minor slice is devoted to nutrition.
One of the well-known surgeries in this heart disease field is
the bypass surgery. Contrary to what you know, bypass surgeries
fail to lengthen your life span than those who go without it.
Unfortunately, 2% to 4% of the cases of bypass surgery turn
fatal on the operation table itself.
Respectable medical journals have started stating the truth -
bypass surgery does not result in increase of life expectancy.
Bypass surgeries do not attack the cause of the problem, merely
attempting to repair damage. It leaves chances for falling pray
to heart disease again. Only about 2 inches of the blood
vessels are repaired without addressing the problem of
hardening of the arteries.
Much to your horror, another bigger fraud exists than the
bypass surgery. It is the heart drugs. Cholesterol drugs reduce
the cholesterol to some extent, but it never prolongs your
life. The most important adage in this context is ‘prevention
is better than cure’. In order to prevent heart disease, be
vigilant on your diet. Avoid fizzy drinks and calorie-rich
fried food (but that doesn’t mean fat).
Consumption of cholesterol drugs in order to prevent heart
disease has ugly side effects. Instead of prolonging life,
these drugs aid in shortening your life span. A study in
Finland on heart disease shows that the probability of people
suffering a heart attack is 46% higher for those who are
regular consumers of cholesterol drugs.
The mantra is to go for a heart-friendly diet, prevent being
obese and exercise regularly. Lend your heart a helping hand in
combating heart disease.
For more detailed information on preventing heart disease and
recommended products visit:
http://www.heart-healthy-diet.com
Mike has been helping people protect their health for
several years - through exercise and nutrition. The heart and
circulation system is the most important, and all good health
programs need to start here. Let Mike guide you in getting
started.
http://www.heart-healthy-diet.com
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