Heart Disease Cure? What's the Most Dangerous Heart Disease Symptom & Stroke Warning Sign Worldwide?• What’s now considered to be THE most dangerous of heart disease symptoms and a stroke warning sign, worldwide? • What are the new rules about cardiovascular disease -- diet and exercise -- including new discoveries of heart disease cures and prevention using protective vitamins, nutrition and supplements that save lives, e.g. congestive heart failure nutrition discoveries? • Why do scientists say that if you are taking medications without changing your lifestyle, you may prevent a heart attack but will not necessarily prolong your life? • What are scientists saying that you need to know about: 1) how heart attack symptoms are different for womens heart disease 2) cardiovascular disease prevention, 3) mini stroke warning signs and 4) bleeding strokes due to warfarin side effects? Which Heart Disease Symptom Causes Most of Death Worldwide?Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide, and the LEADING cause of disability in adults in most regions, according to a large WORLDWIDE STUDY.The RISK FACTORS this study found for a stroke are very similar to those of heart disease: HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE is by far the greatest risk factor for a stroke. WHY? • It turns out that that the BRAIN is more sensitive to blood pressure than the HEART is! TYPES OF STROKE WORLDWIDE? • Of people who had a BLEEDING stroke or rupture (hemorrhagic) 73.6% had high blood pressure! • Of people who had a CLOTTING stroke (ischemic strokes) 45% had hypertension. A large percentage of people who have ischemic (CLOTTING) strokes also have high levels of fat (lipids) in their blood, as measured by a test know as the ApoB:ApoA1 ratio. THE FOLLOWING 10 RISK FACTORS were found to be significantly associated with 90% OF THE RISK OF STROKE: 1) high blood pressure 2) current smoking 3) waist-to-hip ratio (abdominal obesity) 4) poor diet 5) physical inactivity 6) blood lipids (fats) 7) diabetes mellitus 8) alcohol intake 9) stress and depression, 10) heart disorders. • HYPERTENSION is BY FAR the GREATEST RISK topping the list, with high blood fats next and inactivity next, with smoking following that! SOURCE: A study of 6,000 people in 22 countries, published online and in the prestigious journal The Lancet. It was discussed by the authors at the World Congress of Cardiology in Beijing in 2010. The study was coordinated by the Population Health Research Institute: Authors Dr. Martin O’Donnell and Dr. Salim Yusuf, professors of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine. High Blood Pressure: Most of ALL CAUSES of Stroke?World-wide, strokes are by far the highest cause of heart disease deaths, according to the international study by O’Donnell and Yusuf.• High blood pressure is the strongest predictor for ALL STROKES nearly tripling the risk, according to the study published in the Lancet, based on 3000 people with a first stroke and 3000 people who had no history of stroke, from 22 different countries. “You don’t get heart attacks as easily if your blood pressure is high, but you sure get strokes!” according to Sr. Antoine Hakim, scientific director of the Canadian Stroke Network, because… • “It turns out that that the BRAIN is more sensitive to blood pressure than the HEART is! But a stroke is not only devastating to the person. The entire family is sucked down into the vortex of care providing. Fifty percent of caregivers, within one year of suddenly inheriting a person with stroke in their family, become depressed -- creating a wave of sadness and unhappiness.” Meds or Diet for High Blood Pressure?Yes high blood pressure IS a big deal!• But before you get a prescription, you CAN avoid high blood pressure meds that have SERIOUS side effects! If your blood pressure consistently reads in the Hypertension or Pre-hypertension categories, then you need to take immediate and lasting action if you want to live a long and healthy life! HOW? • Keeping your arteries unclogged and your blood vessels FLEXIBLE is KEY to bringing high blood pressure down! • You will want to know about “new” heart vitamins that play a huge role in keeping our blood vessels UNCLOGGED and FLEXIBLE and KEEP OUR ARTERIES FROM HARDENING, but your doctor likely does not know about these. • When your blood vessels are FLEXIBLE they adjust to allow blood flow as needed. Only when they are HARDENED with calcium deposits, will they cause HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE because there is a BACKUP causing PRESSURE! You will be happy to know that diet and SAFE, natural agents will improve your circulation and help keep your blood vessels flexible to solve your hypertension: • High Blood Pressure: Meds or Nutrition for Hypertension? • Nobel Prize Winning Natural Agent that Improves Circulation? • Can High Blood Pressure Make You Fat? • Dark Chocolate as Good as anti Hypertension Meds? • Which Vitamin Stops Calcium Build Up in Your Arteries? • How Nutrition Against a Heart Attack Compared to Meds • Diet as Good as Hypertension Meds? • Natural Blood Thinners v.s. Blood Thinner Medication? Don’t Let Your Doctor Scare You!Don’t be intimidated: Researchers says that getting older does NOT mean getting sicker!Among seniors, one in four have NO chronic health problem, and this proportion is exactly the same for people who are 45 years old and 65 years old and 85 years old, according to stats at the CDN Institute for Health Information. • Researcher are, however, finding that doctors will dismiss their patients’ complaints about simvastatin side effects -- disregarding their complaints as being due to old age. • But mini stroke warning signs ARE important for EVERYONE because even mild stroke symptoms cause damage not detected by a normal brain scan, so it is important to know the warning signs of a ministroke. • Can Nobel Winning Discovery reverse YOUR Heart Attack Symptom? Cause of Heart Attack and Strokes No Longer a MysteryThe researchers conducting the INTERSTROKE study in 2010 say that before this study, there was the belief that 30% to 40% of the risk of heart disease (myocardial infarction) was unexplained.• There was the belief that about 30% of stroke isn't explained and people have therefore been pursuing all sorts of other markers, genetics, and so on. • However, the INTERSTROKE STUDY study was able to identify and quantify risk factors that explain at least 90% of strokes and heart attacks WORLDWIDE: 1) high blood pressure 2) current smoking 3) waist-to-hip ratio (abdominal obesity) 4) diet 5) physical inactivity 6) lipids (fats) 7) diabetes mellitus 8) alcohol intake, 9) stress and depression, 10) heart disorders. INTERSTROKE. Lancet 2010; DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60975-0. Available at: http://www.thelancet.com. Re-writing Cardiovascular Disease Prevention?INFLAMMATION is becoming to be considered the underlying cause of coronary heart disease -- the ongoing release of chemicals in the body causing inflammation.One measure of this is your HOMOCYSTEINE levels and CRP's (C-Reactive Proteins) which are markers you can get checked by your doctor. • A heart disease diet uses foods against inflammation such as: salmon, trout, sardines, olive oil, avocado, almonds, berries and cherries and add supplements of vitamin B and new natural agents which may turn out to be a cure for your stroke or heart attack symptoms. • Best Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Diet? • What Nutrition Helps Heart Health v.s. Heart Meds? • Acid Reflux Diet: Antacid Drugs Bad for Your Heart? • Best Heart Surgery Nutriton? • Natural Blood Thinners List of Foods High Cholesterol NOT a Disease?CHOLESTEROL is no longer the big bad villain – it is just one of many indicators of heart disease symptoms or risk.• Cholesterol is essential to the brain and mental function so that LOW cholesterol has is associated with poor cognitive function. • An American study has shown that nearly 75 percent of patients hospitalized for a heart attack had normal cholesterol levels that did not indicate that they were at high risk for a cardiovascular event. • Heart Attacks NOT Caused by HIGH Cholesterol? • Can LOW Cholesterol Make You Stupid? • Lipitor Side Effects and Womens Heart Disease • Heart Rate Variability and Nutrition: AFIB and Strokes due to LOW Cholesterol & Bad Fats? Diet or Meds Best for High Cholesterol?What works for high cholesterol without using Statins e.g Lipitor, Zocor, Pravachol, Simvastatin and their negative side effects?• Which FOOD lowers Cholesterol by 23 per cent? • Nutrition vs Meds for High Cholesterol? • What Stops Coronary Artery Disease? • How I Lowered my Cholesterol Naturally • What Nutrition Helps Heart Health Best? • More Accurate Predictors of a Heart Attack Found than High Cholesterol? Harmony Best for Your Heart?BEYOND DIET AND EXERCISE?EMOTIONS and POLLUTION Play a BIG Part, so first of all calm down and use natural stress relief pills if you need to, and avoid pollution. Why? Stressors such as chemicals and pollutants, emotional stresses e.g., worry, anger and illnesses increase our susceptibility to heart problems. • Hardening of the arteries is also being linked to air pollution. For example, researchers at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California have found a 3-6% increase in the long-term risk for heart attack based on exposure to air pollution. • Heavy metals, especially mercury, are problematic. A Finnish study found a 50 percent to 70 percent greater risk of heart attacks, heart disease and cardiovascular disease in men ages 42 to 60 who had elevated levels of mercury in their bodies, in spite of eating fish and omega 3’s. Jyrki Virtanen with the Research Institute of Public Health at the University of Kuopio in Finland says that the evidence is strong enough to warrant urging middle-aged men to avoid eating high-mercury fish. • Resolving NEGATIVE EMOTIONS has also been linked to prevention. “We know that pressures such as anger and hostility can release certain chemicals in the body that may increase the risk of heart disease,” (Belinda Linden, British Heart Foundation). • HOSTILITY during marital disputes was found bad for women’s hearts, while controlling behavior during marital disputes was bad for men’s hearts according to research done by Professor Tim Smith and other psychologists from the University of Utah. INFLAMMATION is becoming to be considered the underlying cause of coronary heart disease -- the ongoing release of chemicals in the body causing inflammation. One measure of this is your HOMOCYSTEINE levels and CRP's (C-Reactive Proteins) which are markers you can get checked by your doctor. So, be happy and value your friends and family! What Is Your Doctor Not Likely to Know?Researchers found that doctors dismiss what people report as serious side effects when they use statin drugs such as Lipitor and Zocor -- simvastatin to lower cholesterol, because such symptoms are considered to be "normal" for older people.• TYPICAL SIDE EFFECTS include a lack of energy, cognitive problems, mood changes and muscle weakness. (don't forget that the heart is a muscle, so that weakness of the heart muscle leads to congestive heart disease) (Drug Safety. 30(8):669-675, 2007) • TYPES OF STROKE? Research also shows dangerous warfarin side effects to be BLEEDING STROKES and CALCIFICATION of the arteries. There are womens heart disease concerns with Lipitor and simvastatin side effects (Lipitor) – the most widely used of heart disease meds. • Lipitor Side Effects and Womens Heart Disease • Coumadin Side Effects You Need to Know Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Best Discoveries for Your Heart Disease Symptom for stopping a Heart Attack & Stroke Warning SignGO to Health Discoveries HOME PAGE from heart disease |