Category — Heart Condition

Many a physician and also patients believe excessive cholesterol were a consequence of overweight. Nevertheless, enough slender people deal with the same problem. If more than one family member has this symptom as well they say it would be genetically caused. But humankind did not mutate within the last 60 years to make the theory of the genetic cause a truth.

Nobody knows the minimum level the organism needs and would maintain. In those areas of rural China where they eat predominantly vegetarian, scientists measured levels of 85 mg/dl and these people were absolutely healthy.

Normalize your cholesterol

1. Traditional medicine places its hope in drugs. Despite their risky side effects it is the common treatment today and admittedly the most comfortable one. Initially the cholesterol goes down. Interestingly enough after some time it starts rising again. The reason is that the root cause still exists, a diet too rich in animal foods containing cholesterol. You get most likely a different or an additional drug.

2. The alternative is making some adaptations in your diet. Probably not as comfortable as throwing some pills in, but it is the most rewarding treatment and worth the effort because it will lower your blood lipid level for sure. The question is how do you approach this? There are a few simple steps to follow in your daily life and you can start with them immediately.

Most important is to eliminate food with high levels of cholesterol and to reduce food with less and moderate content. You find cholesterol only in animal foods. Brain for example has the highest content with 2,000 mg/100g or 567 mg/oz (US). Eggs and especially egg yolk are very rich in cholesterol and so is butter. The same applies to all innards. The easiest way to reduce cholesterol rich food is having a checklist with these information.

It is also advisable to check for hidden animal fat in convenience food and other industrially made products like cookies and last but not least fast-food.

The strategy to normalize your lipid metabolism sounds easy and is easy.

*Reduce the quantity of food rich in cholesterol

*Eliminate all food of animal origin if you suffer from coronary heart disease.

*Increase the quantities of fruit and vegetables.

*An additional supporting effect arises from increased physical activity like walking and hiking, which strain your body only moderately compared to jogging and other sports.

With these few steps you do more for your health than with any medicine.

High Blood Pressure is known to be dangerous. If you are running or exercising your Blood Pressure will rise, but once you have stopped the exercise and your body has had a chance to calm down then your Blood Pressure will go back down. There is a thing called white coat syndrome that can cause our bp to go up and this can happen when we visit our doctor. If your BP is higher than normal then your Doctor should test it regularly over the next month. If your BP is high at every test the Doctor does then that means you may have Hypertension and the Doctor will discuss with you what your options are to get your BP back to normal. The options are to see if you can make some healthier changes to your lifestyle, which should bring down your Blood Pressure. If this does not work over the next couple of months which is plenty of time for your body to adapt to the changes you have made, then you may be told by your Doctor that Medication is the only option left to control your Blood Pressure and keep it in the normal range. Of course this is all a load of Bull according to something that I read on the Web. According to this person if your Blood Pressure is high and the Doctor cannot find the reason why it is high then that is your normal Blood Pressure and taking medication to bring it down is a waste of time. Would you believe a Pharmacist wrote that and something I found very weird is that he hates the companies that make the drugs. I believe that more drugs are dished out than need be and why is that, probably because of the amount of money involved. If your BP is higher than normal then that is not normal and for anyone to suggest that this is normal for the individual is crazy. So if you come across the same article then don’t take it in, instead consult a Doctor.

Few symptoms are more alarming than chest pain. In the minds of many people, chest pain equals heart pain. And while many other conditions can cause chest pain, cardiac disease is so common – and so dangerous – that the symptom of chest pain should never be dismissed out of hand as being insignificant.

What is chest pain?
“Chest pain” is an imprecise term. It is often used to describe any pain, pressure, squeezing, choking, numbness or any other discomfort in the chest, neck, or upper abdomen, and is often associated with pain in the jaw, head, or arms. It can last from less than a second to days or weeks, can occur frequently or rarely, and can occur sporadically or predictably.

It is important to keep in mind that chest pain is merely a symptom, not a diagnosis. And because it can be a symptom of anything from a catastrophic to a trivial medical problem, when a person experiences chest pain it is important to try to characterize that pain as rapidly as possible as being either completely benign, or possibly significant.

What medical problems cause chest pain?
Chest pain is merely a symptom, not a diagnosis. Many medical problems can cause chest pain, and before the chest pain can be adequately treated, the actual underlying cause needs to be identified. The following is a list of the more common causes of chest pain, roughly in order of the frequency in which they are seen in the emergency room.

In young, healthy people presenting with chest pain, the condition “benign chest wall pain” is particularly common. This is a diagnosis that doctors do not understand very well, and consequently neither do their patients. Because this condition is completely harmless, the lack of understanding on the part of patients as to what is causing the pain often leads to months or years of needless worry or anxiety.

A heart attack diet is an essential part of a cardiac rehabilitation program.  When carefully planned and thought out,  a heart attack diet and nutrition plan  can either prevent a heart attack if you have never had one and are at risk, or can prevent a re occurrence.  But what to eat?  Eating healthy foods, including whole foods is the absolute key, as well as a largely vegetarian diet of fresh veggies and fruit, as well as whole grains and some heart healthy nuts and seeds.
During the first week following a heart attack, it’s important to take it easy.  Your heart attack diet should include several mini meals, all of them low sodium.  Also avoid cold liquids.  Some veggies to try are asparagus and carrots.  Both are easy on the system, low in salt, and provide essential nutrients.

It is also important to include essential fatty acids in your heart attack diet plan.  Look for  unrefined, cold pressed nut and seed oils like flax seed oil.  You can mix it into any foods that doesn’t require heating, or use it as a salad dressing with vinegar.  The fatty acids help to keep your arteries clear by reducing blood cholesterol levels.

Another important component to a heart attack diet, is to stay away from saturated fats and trans fats.  Most red meats are high in saturated fats.  Also, avoid things like shortening, margarine, and processed foods.  Instead find your protein in things like beans, soy, and fish or chicken.

Other great foods to add to a heart attack diet are magnesium rich foods like tofu, broccoli, and spinach, as well as garlic.  Garlic has been shown to lower cholesterol and triglycerides, as well as lower blood pressure.

Also things like almonds and walnuts, cayenne pepper, sea veggies and sea kelp, as well as onions are great additions to a heart attack diet, to keep your body functioning at it’s optimum health level.  Just be consistent, and your health will improve!

Another key factor in preventing heart disease is not only watching your diet, but also adding exercise to your daily routine. This is often over looked, but it can help you take off excess pounds and give you more energy and motivation to eat better. If you eat right and exercise, you surely will lose weight fast, really faster than you ever realized, and in return, will reduce your risk for heart disease. Diet AND exercise matters!