Tuesday, September 28, 2010

what can i eat from the Food Guide Pyramid to prevent heart disease

what can i eat from the Food Guide Pyramid to prevent heart disease?

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Distilling nutrition advice into a pyramid was a stroke of genius. The shape immediately suggests that some foods are good and should be eaten often, and that others aren't so good and should be eaten only occasionally. The layers represent major food groups that contribute to the total diet. MyPyramid tries to do this in an abstract way, and fails. Six swaths of color sweep from the apex of MyPyramid to the base: orange for grains, green for vegetables, red for fruits, a teeny band of yellow for oils, blue for milk, and purple for meat and beans. Each stripe starts out as the same size, but they don't end that way at the base. The widths suggest how much food a person should choose from each group. A band of stairs running up the side of the Pyramid, with a little stick figure chugging up it, serves as a reminder of the importance of physical activity. http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/pyramid-full-story/index.html READ MORE
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Whole grains = whole wheat bread, rolled oats oatmeal, wheat germ added to any recipe where it's suggested. Omega 3 fatty acids = found in some fish like salmon. It's in the skin of the salmon so it's important not to discard that. Sardines also are a rich source of Omega 3s. Look for the ones NOT packed in oils. They can be found packed in water, mustard or hot sauce. Fresh fruits and vegetables = especially dark green veggies, like spinach, broccoli or kale. With fruits, choose to eat them with skins intact on apples, plums, pears, etc. Other fruits that are good are oranges and bananas. These deliver a number of essential vitamins and minerals. (C, iron, potassium) Fortified milk = It's just about our only source of vitamin D, other than the sun or supplements. Lean meats = chicken or turkey without skin, beef carefully trimmed and without marbling, lean pork cuts like loin or loin chops. Meats should be eaten in moderation. It's health for you and one of the best sources of protein, but it should be limited to maybe six ounces a day. You can supplement your protein needs by eating peanut butter or beans and rice (together they make a near perfect protein). Also eggs in moderation, limited to 3 or 4 a week unless otherwise directed by a physician. Egg whites are available as EggBeaters or Better'n Eggs, but they have very little of the needed protein and fat that are somewhat beneficial in whole eggs. Pastas and noodles = choose the ones made with whole wheat. You may have to cook them a little differently that the semolina, but with seasonings and health sauces they'll be yummy! Whew! With that information you should be ready to have a heart healthy diet! =D
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Eat a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet, which includes cottage cheese, fat-free milk, fish, vegetables, poultry, and egg whites. Use monounsaturated oils such as olive, peanut, and canola oils or polyunsaturated oils such as corn, safflower, soy, sunflower, cottonseed, and soybean oils. Avoid foods with excess fat in them such as meat (especially liver and fatty meat), egg yolks, whole milk, cream, butter, shortening, pastries, cakes, cookies, gravy, peanut butter, chocolate, olives, potato chips, coconut, cheese (other than cottage cheese), coconut oil, palm oil, and fried foods. Consuming high fat diet, lack of exercise, central obesity, diabetes and hypertension, cigarette smoking, etc., may lead to heart diseases

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Friday, September 24, 2010

Do the stroke and heart disease always began by atherosclerosis

Do the stroke and heart disease always began by atherosclerosis?

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i dnt know
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NO. In my case, I had Rheumatic fever which attacked the aortic Valve of my heart and required that valve's replacement. I had a St. Jude device implanted in March of 2006. Since that time I now function as if I had heart disease. I have completely free flowing arteries no blockages but I now have high blood pressure and have to take several heart meds plus live on coumadin forever. I did not have high blood pressure or require heart meds until after surgery.
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Heart disease medications like Lipitor, will give you an increased susceptibility to stroke that is now the number 3 killer in the U.S. Heart disease is caused by processed foods. There is a very tiny bacteria that does not show up on typical blood tests that is called a nanobacteria. This tiny bacteria can be found in cooked foods. It gets into the blood stream and causes inflammation in the arterial wall layers. It bores into the layers of the arterial walls and leaves a blood trail that calcium follows in and creates hardening of the arteries. This bacteria can be found in PCR lab tests, but not typical blood tests. This inflammation is the "root cause" of atherosclerosis. Cholesterol is an alcohol and is immiscible in blood that is basically water. This how the body repairs tissues because the fatty acids used to do repairing attach to the cholesterol (LDL) and are taken to the damaged sites where the repair happens. Once the repair is done, the HDL cholesterol is sent to the site where it gathers up the debris, including the LDL cholesterol and takes it back to the liver to be reconjugated and used again. There are two types of LDL cholesterol, pattern 1 and pattern 2. Typical cholesterol screening tests do NOT determine the quantities or distinguish between the two. Pattern 1 LDL is very good for the body and necessary for repairing tissue. Pattern 2 LDL is very tiny and can contribute to the plaque build up because the HDL has a problem removing this. Since the body makes 85% of the cholesterol found in the body right in the liver, only 15% comes from diet. If you become deficient in cholesterol in your diet, your body simply makes more to compensate since it is a natural healing process. If you become deficient in cholesterol by taking statin drugs, bad diet, etc., you then become susceptible to stroke because the arterial walls can become thin. The first recorded case of cardio myfarction in the U.S. was in 1921. Before that, the incidence of heart disease was almost non existent. When people ate good fats, like saturated fats from butter, coconut oil, palm oil, tallow, lard, the incidence of heart disease was just not there. The introduction of VEGETABLE OILS, hydrogenation, processed foods that contain these bad oils, little nutrients, insecticides, etc. have generated this problem. The SAD (standard American diet) encourages heart disease and the Low Fat, No or little salt, diets are also contributing to this problem and are designed by people with little to no knowledge of how nutrition works in the body. It's NOT easy to be healthy in America today. good luck to you

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Monday, September 20, 2010

How often does congenital heart disease occur

How often does congenital heart disease occur?

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Congenital heart disease occurs in one out of about 125 live births

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Thursday, September 16, 2010

which behaviors reduce the risk of heart disease

which behaviors reduce the risk of heart disease?
i need to find out which behaviors reduce the risk of heart disease
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exercising
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Healthy behaviors such as eating properly and adding physical activity into your daily routine reduce the risk of heart disease. Eating properly includes adding a wide array of healthful foods to your diet. Try to add whole grains (ie. whole wheat toast, crackers, pastas, cereals) into the mix instead of simple white breads. Also eat plenty of vegetables, fruits, and meat low in fat such as poultry or fish. Also avoid meats and other products high in cholesterol because over consumption of those could lead to a higher cholesterol level. Adding exercise into the mix is simple. Just go on a 30 minute walk everyday. Grab a friend or your family and go for a jog.
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The arteries are major blood vessels that the heart uses to pump blood from the heart to the rest of the body. Over time, arterial walls can become congested with a fatty substance known as plaque. When this happens to a severe point, the arteries may begin to harden and the blood flow can become compromised and ultimately result in a heart attack. Mainstream medicine's approach for treating plaque is to use drugs or surgery. However, there are natural ways to prevent and remove plaque. As is the case when addressing many health concerns, exercise and diet can play major roles in avoiding and reducing plaque. Exercise is already known for many benefits to the body such as reducing risk factors for disease, better mental function, and weight control. Exercise can also improve your circulation which can help reduce plaque. According to the Mayo Clinic, you can do this by getting 30 to 60 minutes of exercise on most days of the week. When it comes to diet, what you avoid is equally important as what you eat. Many foods that are high in saturated fat and cholesterol can cause plaque to build up. Some examples include deep fried foods, foods that are high in trans fats, refined foods, and processed foods. Alcohol should also be avoided and red meat should be eaten in small portions. Foods that are nutrient dense, high in fiber, low in sodium and low in saturated fat help avoid and reduce arterial plaque. Fiber helps block the intestinal absorption of cholesterol. It also makes you feel full longer which can result in less overall calorie consumption. Some examples of fiber-rich foods include whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Omega-3 fatty acids are essential fats that the body cannot make on its own. They can be found in supplements and also in foods like cold water fish, walnuts, flax seeds and healthy oils such as olive oil. Fish oil supplements can lower blood pressure and reduce arterial plaque and they also lower triglycerides. Niacin raises HDL, which is known as "good cholesterol". HDL cholesterol removes bad LDL cholesterol and arterial plaque. According to the FDA, "Niacin is the best agent known to raise blood levels of HDL, which helps remove cholesterol deposits from the artery walls." Naturally the FDA removed this quote from their website. Vitamin C is crucial in repair and healing of the endothelial layer of cells inside of coronary and carotid arteries. When this layer is not maintained properly by the body, it can become the site for lesions that begin the process of atherosclerosis. Coenzyme Q10 strengthens arteries and veins and cleans out accumulated plaque. Digestive enzymes help break down the food our body does not digest. When taken on an empty stomach, they enter the bloodstream intact. As they circulate, they remove toxins and break down the fats responsible for plaque formation. Digestive enzymes in supplements and raw foods help prevent heart disease. Serrapeptase is a particularly potent digestive enzyme when it comes to dissolving arterial plaque. It has the unique ability to digest non-living tissue that is a by-product of the healing response without harming living tissue. Serrapeptase is used to dissolve non-living tissues to include: scar tissue, fibrosis, blood clots, cysts and arterial plaque. Some herbal remedies can also help fight plaque by improving circulation, reducing blood clots, lowering cholesterol and reducing stress. The herb hawthorn helps remove plaque blockages by widening blood vessels. Horsetail is rich in silica and can aid removal of plaque by strengthening artery walls. Other helpful herbs include ashwagandha, ginger, garlic and guggul

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Sunday, September 12, 2010

Do you think I have Heart Disease

Do you think I have Heart Disease ?
19 yo male smoked 4 a day for 3 years I have weird pains in my legs and chest, but i think they are muscle pains caused by too much sexual activity, cuz it hurts to touch a muscle above my chest. When i read about heart disease symptoms, i feel like i'm getting heart disease. I also have bad acid reflux.
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The pains of acid reflux often mimic chest pain in a way that some people think they are having a heart attack. I wouldn't get too worked up until you go to see a Doctor, odds are you are fine.
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Best advise is that you should go see a doctor

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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Can someone gimme some points about Corony Heart Disease

Can someone gimme some points about Corony Heart Disease.?
I just need small points.
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Go to www.WebMd.com for information.
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1. Heart disease is caused by eating processed foods. 2. Inflammation is the real culprit in creating heart disease. When the nanobacteria found in all cooked foods go through the stomach due to a high pH in the stomach, they attack the arteries around the heart by boring into the layers of tissue and calcium from the blood surrounds the bacteria and causes hardening of the arteries. Antacids being given to people in alarming high quantities today are contributing to this high pH issue. 3. Cholesterol is NOT a fat, but is an alcohol. It is a transporter of fatty acids. Fat and water do not mix, but cholesterol can mix with water of the blood and also attach to fatty acids that both cause inflammation and reduce inflammation. It is a natural process for cholesterol to transport fatty acids to a damaged area to generate inflammation to increase blood flow directly to the inflammed area and the to transport fatty acids to carry away the debris and reduce the inflammation. 4. 85% of all the cholesterol in your body is made by the liver and only 15% is from diet. If you do not get the cholesterol in your diet, your body makes more to compensate. 5. There are two types of LDL cholesterol and typical lab tests do not show the differences and so to rely on a typical cholesterol screening that doctors do is ludicrous and not good science. Pattern 1 LDL cholestero is good for the body, but Pattern 2 LDL is the culprit. Only a PCR test can determine this and doctors don't use this because they are told by drug companies it's not necessary. (this is to increase sales of dangerous drugs that damage the body). 6. An increase or decrease in cholesterol readings should be the focus more than the amounts. It is an indication of inflammation in the body and that is the real culprit, not cholesterol. 7. Bad oils, like vegetable oils are being promoted by ignorant people or people with an agenda of profit over health. These oils are made from extracting polyunsaturated oils from seeds, nuts, etc., but they oxidize rapidly and when you buy them in stores, they are rancid. They put deodorizers in these oils to get rid of the stench, but they cause huge inflammation in the body and contribute to heart disease. 8. Statin drugs are dangerous and should never be used for more than a few days at most. They deplete the body's ability to produce the true CoQ-10 that is fully reduced made in the liver. Taking a supplement of CoQ-10 that is not fully reduced as all the ones on the market are made, damages the DNA and this form of CoQ-10 will not help damaged cells and is definitely not good for you to take long term. Statin drugs reduce the cholesterol made in the liver, indescriminately, and allow the arteries to not be repaired properly, leaving the walls of the arteries "thin." This leads to STROKES and stroke is now number 3 killer in the U.S. in part, due to this problem that no one is talking about or telling the public. 9. Drug companies are focused on Profit, not health and so drugs are and have been chosen as the resolution to heart problems, even though heart problems like myocardial myfarction (heart attacks) were first recorded as a problem in 1921 in the U.S. Instead of attacking the real issue, drug companies have drug us through the mire of their inadequacies and agendas to dupe the public into believing what has now become dogma. good luck to you

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Saturday, September 4, 2010

why coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in the world

why coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in the world?
cardiology question: coronary heart disease worldwide
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Why because it is genetic, poor dietary intake ( fatty foods) little to no exercise. Our food is filled with junk

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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

my dog Jack started loosing his balance and vomited white foam. Could this be a form of heart disease

my dog Jack started loosing his balance and vomited white foam. Could this be a form of heart disease?
The symptoms of heart disease in daushounds?
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No, this is a sign of poisoning! Get to the emergency vet NOW!!! Look around and see if there is anything he could have gotten into. If you find something, take it with you to the vet. Consider that someone could have tossed something to him. You may not find anything. Animal control and the SPCA have low cost vet care, or can refer one to you.
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sounds like parvo..keep an eye on his poopie for blood
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he could be having siezers or may of caught somthing.. you need to call your vet. i hope he is ok
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Not necessarily. But you need to take him to your vet anyways, it could be a number of things going on with him. Could be anything from seizures to poisoning or anything for that matter. Best bet is to get him to the vet.
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Please please please take your dog to the Vet. We cannot possibly diagnose and advise treatment via the Internet. If you cannot afford a regular vet, please take your dog to the clinic at your local SPCA they will treat for less than a regular vet out in town.
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sounds like parvo you NEED to take him to the vet NOW he could die sorry to say
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Rabies or distemper is the only ones I know of that causes lose of balance and white foam
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rabies
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Unfortunately I'm going with poisoning...
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He may have had a seizure. If he is still off balance he could have an inner ear infection or something more serious. You need to take him to your vet for an exam to get a diagnosis. Heart disease usually presents with a cough, weight loss, lethargy,difficulty breathing, and not wanting to eat

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