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Heart Disease Overview
Author: Alexis-Blaise Kenne  | Posted: 25-04-2008 | Comments: 0 | Views: 7 | Rating: (112)  (?) 
Heart disease is known as the ‘widow maker.’ There is some truth to this. Young men do have more heart attacks than younger women. Poor diet and smoking among its chief causes. Fewer men are smoking and their diet has generally improved as treatments for heart disease have advanced.
Chest or arm pain or discomfort can be a symptom of heart disease and a warning sign of a heart attack. Shortness of breath (feeling like you can’t get enough air), dizziness, nausea (feeling sick to your stomach), abnormal heartbeats, or feeling very tired also are signs. Chest pain or discomfort (angina ) is the most common symptom. You feel this pain when the heart is not getting enough blood or oxygen.
Tests such as blood tests, an ECG and special scans, can help measure the position and extent of the damage. They will be given pain relief, anti-angina medications, oxygen by mask, and drugs to stabilise any abnormal heart rhythms. Test results may not be as reliable. In addition, women often present with milder symptoms like unusual fatigue, shortness of breath and only mild “chest discomfort”, but these symptoms are not to be taken lightly and deserve prompt attention.
According to the Cancer Cure Foundation , “Avocados are rich in glutathione, a powerful antioxidant that attacks free radicals in the body by blocking intestinal absorption of certain fats. They also supply even more potassium than bananas and are a strong source of beta-carotene. Across the United States, doctors, researchers, and patients like Candy Stauffer are telling the Heart Truth, and they’re saving women’s lives. Start by protecting your own heart, and spread the word to others. Activities like gardening, housework, mowing the lawn are all activities that can help improve your heart health.
Cholesterol does not cause heart disease . In fact, many heart attack victims have normal cholesterol levels. Cholesterol in and of itself, is a natural function of the human body. Every living being requires a certain amount of fat to exist to overall health and maintain body function.
Dietary and lifestyle changes will still be necessary to prevent additional cholesterol build-up, however. Diet and heart disease is like a give and take relationship. You give in an unhealthy diet and the heart takes that as a compliment, take away that unhealthy diet and the disease gives you back your heart.
Cardiologists cannot tackle heart disease alone. CVD is usually the product of multiple interacting risk factors so we need to work with experts from other bodies, in particular in the fields of behavioural medicine and diabetes. Cary Passik, cardiothoracic surgeon advises, “live your life everyday as if you have coronary heart disease.” Remember, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Doctors believe that both eating habits and genetics are responsible for the number of Americans that are at risk for a stroke or heart attack. There are several things that can be done from a practical point of view that may protect against this disease or minimize its severity.
Stress is also widely held to be the major cause of heart attack by the survivors of myocardial infarction (heart attack) and their close relatives. The directors of Human Resource departments and senior managers are therefore often reluctant to allow coronary heart disease patients to return to work for fear of worsening their condition. Stress alone can cause a heart attack. It also contributes to heart disease by creating inflammation, raising your cholesterol and blood sugar, causing high blood pressure and increasing blood clotting.
Obesity in ferrets shortens ferrets lives just like it does humans. When the weather was milder, we took walks and that helped some. Obesity predisposes individuals to coronary heart disease. Some of the reasons for this are known, but others are not.
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