It is a popular term for an acute failure of the pumping action of the heart, accompanied by lung congestion and the accumulation of fluid in the dependent parts of the body. The symptoms of heart attack include coughing, copious frothy spittle, discomfort when lying down, laboured breathing, rapid heart action, blueness of the skin and lips, swelling of the legs and fatigue. Heart attacks rank first as the cause of death, cancer being second and diabetes third. Men are more prone to heart attacks than women. Heart attacks are not rare in young men between 30 and 35 years of age but beyond 35 years and up to 60, the likelihood of heart-attacks increases sharply. After the age of 60, there is a sharp decrease in the incidence of heart-attacks.
Causes of heart attack
A major cause of heart failure is coronary thrombosis. In this disorder, a blood clot in one of the small coronary arteries obstructs the delivery of blood to a portion of the heart. If the affected muscle segment dies, the heart may no longer be able to function properly. Other leading causes of heart-attack include severe hypertension (excessively high blood pressure) and obstruction or blocks in one or more of the heart valves. Heart failure may occur within a few minutes after a coronary thrombosis or may develop slowly over several weeks as when a valve is obstructed.
Other causes of heart-attack are obesity, stress, strain, fast living, consumption of more fat and cholesterol containing foods like beef, mutton, bacon, chicken, lobsters, shrimp, oyster, duck, goose, frankfurters, hamburgers, cheese, butter, ghee, dalda, coconut oil etc. Although heart disease is not contagious but it is certainly a hereditary disease like high blood pressure, asthma, iron deficiency, nervous disorders etc.
Fats: Fats are a class of energy rich organic compounds of plant or animal origin which are basic components of animal diets. Fats and oils are primarily compounds of long-chain fatty acids and glycerol. Oils and fats of animal origin include butter, lard, tallow, fish oils, and whale oil. Lard is produced from the melted and strained fat of hogs. Tallow refers to the solid fat of cattle, sheep or horses. Unsaturated fats like oil, sunflower oil, maize oil, gingeli and raw fruits and vegetable juices possess less cholesterol and less fat and they are often eaten to reduce the danger of coronary thrombosis or arteriosclerosis.
Cholesterol: Cholesterol is a sterol, widely found in highest concentration in nerve and brain tissues. Its high concentration in all nerve tissues suggests that it plays a vital role in nerve conduction. Gall-bladder stones are composed mainly of cholesterol; in fact gallstones may be more than 90% cholesterol. Deposits of cholesterol are found in the lining of arteries in a group of disease of the blood vessels and heart. These deposits may be quite thick throughout the interior of the arteries and make clot formation more likely. Diseases related to excess cholesterol deposition in the arteries include arteriosclerosis, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction (coronary thrombosis or heart-attack), cerebral vascular disease, stroke and dissecting aortic aneurysm.
It is thought that a reduction in the dietary intake of cholesterol might be helpful in preventing and controlling diseases of the blood vessels. Although the liver produces far more cholesterol than is usually eaten in food, it appears that the dietary cholesterol is more likely to be deposited in the arteries than the endogenous cholesterol. Accordingly some doctors now advise limitation in the intake of high cholesterol containing foods like butter, cream, cheese, mutton, chicken, pork, bacon, hogs, crabs, sprawn, lobster, frankfurters and hamburgers
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Heart Attacks And Strokes Can Be Prevented
If you are keeping up on the news now a days you have probably noticed a frightening increase in both heart attack and strokes, especially in the western world. It seems to be a trend which is spinning out of control. Why is this and what can be done to prevent this from happening to you?
All that has to be done is to take a good look at the lifestyle people are living and it should be quite obvious to everyone why this is happening. First of all most people does not get enough exercise which is a crucial factor in allowing our blood to circulate properly. Bad circulation can lead to heart attack and strokes and if that is not enough all the fast food and fatty foods most people eat, only add to the problem.
You know already that you are not getting enough exercise and that you most likely are suffering from bad circulation. If you in addition to this eat improper food you are asking
for trouble. Take this one step further, if you have a weight issue and smoke, you are basically a walking time bomb. The thing is something as minor as bad circulation can end up killing you if you don’t get it under control.
Knowing if you are suffering from bad circulation might not be so easy since the symptoms are not always easily detected. The most common signs of bad circulation are; cramping and/or swelling of the feet and legs, legs falling asleep, legs always being colder than the rest of your body, also always having tired and aching feet. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms it is important that you seek medical advice.
Having bad circulation in it self might not necessarily be serious but in the long run it may eventually lead to more serious issues and should therefore be taken care of at an early stage. By starting to treat bad circulation early on you might be able to save yourself quite a bit of money rather than the thousands it may end up costing you if you let this progress into something far more serious than simply bad circulation.
One thing you should be aware of is that treating bad circulation does not necessarily have to be done with expensive drugs prescribed to you by your doctor some simple changes in your lifestyle might be all it takes. Another great alternative to prescribed medications are natural remedies which, believe it or not, can help treat most illnesses out there. Regardless of this you need to see a doctor if you feel something is wrong with you but at the same time keep in mind that if you are not in any danger you do have an option to try alternative ways of treating your problem.
Anyway, if you do believe you have a problem with bad circulation you really should take action. This condition is nothing to play with and before you know it, it could cause you to have a heart attack or stroke. It would not be worth it would it? Not to die from something that can be so easily prevented. We all need to remember that this is an increasing problem here in the western world which should not be ignored. Take a stand and start to beat bad circulation now!
All that has to be done is to take a good look at the lifestyle people are living and it should be quite obvious to everyone why this is happening. First of all most people does not get enough exercise which is a crucial factor in allowing our blood to circulate properly. Bad circulation can lead to heart attack and strokes and if that is not enough all the fast food and fatty foods most people eat, only add to the problem.
You know already that you are not getting enough exercise and that you most likely are suffering from bad circulation. If you in addition to this eat improper food you are asking
for trouble. Take this one step further, if you have a weight issue and smoke, you are basically a walking time bomb. The thing is something as minor as bad circulation can end up killing you if you don’t get it under control.
Knowing if you are suffering from bad circulation might not be so easy since the symptoms are not always easily detected. The most common signs of bad circulation are; cramping and/or swelling of the feet and legs, legs falling asleep, legs always being colder than the rest of your body, also always having tired and aching feet. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms it is important that you seek medical advice.
Having bad circulation in it self might not necessarily be serious but in the long run it may eventually lead to more serious issues and should therefore be taken care of at an early stage. By starting to treat bad circulation early on you might be able to save yourself quite a bit of money rather than the thousands it may end up costing you if you let this progress into something far more serious than simply bad circulation.
One thing you should be aware of is that treating bad circulation does not necessarily have to be done with expensive drugs prescribed to you by your doctor some simple changes in your lifestyle might be all it takes. Another great alternative to prescribed medications are natural remedies which, believe it or not, can help treat most illnesses out there. Regardless of this you need to see a doctor if you feel something is wrong with you but at the same time keep in mind that if you are not in any danger you do have an option to try alternative ways of treating your problem.
Anyway, if you do believe you have a problem with bad circulation you really should take action. This condition is nothing to play with and before you know it, it could cause you to have a heart attack or stroke. It would not be worth it would it? Not to die from something that can be so easily prevented. We all need to remember that this is an increasing problem here in the western world which should not be ignored. Take a stand and start to beat bad circulation now!
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