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MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: UNDERSTANDING YOUR RISK – PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PREVENTIONPRIMARY PREVENTION.

admin — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:37:16 +0000

Risk factors, as they pertain to coronary artery disease, are obviously different from the coronary artery disease itself.Treating or correcting a risk factor does not cure coronary artery disease; rather, it helps prevent it from occurring. Thus, modifying your risk factors can be thought of as preventive maintenance. Taking steps to reduce your risk factors before coronary artery disease develops is called primary prevention.Although improved treatments for heart disease are saving more lives, about half of all deaths occur before there is time to start treatment. Thus, treatment, no matter how sophisticated it may become, is not the ideal solution for reducing deaths from heart disease. Preventing heart attacks by reducing or eliminating risk factors undoubtedly can save lives.SECONDARY PREVENTION. What if you already have coronary artery disease and are experiencing angina or have even had a heart attack? Evidence shows that you can still reduce your chances of further complications if you reduce your risk factors. Secondary prevention is the attempt to reduce risk factors after you have documented coronary artery disease or a heart attack.When you treat risk factors aggressively, atherosclerosis can actually improve. By giving up smoking, exercising regularly, and developing healthful eating, living, and working habits, you can diminish the effects of existing cardiovascular disease.Cardiovascular rehabilitation programs after heart attacks are an example of secondary prevention. They try to help you reduce the risk of a second heart attack, compensate for the heart damage, decrease the extent of atherosclerosis, and resume as normal a lifestyle as possible.*226\252\8*

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION): DIETARY CONSIDERATIONS

admin — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:02:44 +0000

High blood pressure is not a disease, but a body’s defensive and corrective measure, initiated to cope with pathological conditions in various functions of the body, such as general toxemia, impaired kidney function, glandular disturbances, defective calcium metabolism, degenerative changes in arteries (arteriosclerosis), overweight, emotionally caused dysfunction in vaso-motor mechanism, etc. Thus, the objective of the biologically oriented doctor is not to lower the pressure with drugs or even with specific vitamins or foods, but to eliminate the reasons for blood elevation, i.e. to remove the causes of the condition. When these are removed, the blood pressure will go down to normal by itself. Nutritional or other programs suggested below are aimed at removing the causes of high blood pressure.
The Airola Diet with emphasis on low sodium, high potassium foods: vegetables, fruits, seeds. Millet, buckwheat, oats and rice are best cereals. Raw goat’s milk in small amounts.
Avoid all animal proteins (except goat’s milk). Avoid coffee, alcohol, salt, and all strong spices, especially mustard, black and white pepper, ginger, nutmeg, etc. Such spices can be contributory causes of high blood pressure and heart disease.
Eat plenty of raw green leafy vegetables and raw fruits. Watermelons are beneficial. Garlic is specific for high blood pressure, eat a lot of it. Russian research showed that two foods are specific in reducing high blood pressure: garlic and buckwheat (rich in rutin).
Eat small meals – do not overeat. Remember, obesity is one of the main causes of high blood pressure.

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BEAT HEART DISEASE WITHOUT SURGERY: CHELATION FOR THE FUTURE

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:23:46 +0000

At the very time when cardiology is pricing itself right out of the market ($40,000 dollars for a bypass, 25,000 in the UK – prices are high because of the complexity of the surgery and all the intensive care and equipment which accompanies it), chelation clinics, on the contrary, could be set up very cheaply.

Since the treatment does not require a sterile environment, clinics could be set up in ordinary rooms adjacent to doctor’s surgeries, or elsewhere. Forty or fifty outpatients could be treated at a time by one or two doctors at most and possibly the same number of nurses. (It is not labour or surveillance-intensive). All that is needed in the way of equipment is a sphygmomanometer for measuring blood pressure, stands for suspending the drip bags and fifty chairs! Plus supplies of EDTA and inclusions, infusion bags, and a few emergency drugs, etc.

Patients could be treated on two levels: full-scale treatment for those who had full-blown circulatory disease: mini-chelations for those showing early signs of cardiovascular disease, or with a history of the disease in their families.

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Cardio & Blood/ Cholesterol

QUITTING THOSE CIGARETTES FOR A HEALTHY HEART: NICOTINE GUM

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:23:02 +0000

Remember that the first aspect of quitting is getting over the physical discomfort of nicotine withdrawal. Your body will crave that nicotine during the first two weeks after you quit. Nicotine gum has been developed to alleviate that physical craving by supplying nicotine during the day, with the idea of allowing the smoker to focus on the psychological aspects of tobacco addiction.

While the concept has definite merit, two things tend to lessen success. First, patients may come to think that by writing the prescription for the gum, the doctor has magically taken away responsibility for quitting. Second, physicians may not properly educate patients as to the proper use of the gum.

Nicotine is absorbed through the mucosa in the mouth, not through the stomach. The gum, then, must be chewed slowly to allow absorption, and you should not swallow the juices as you chew. Use a new gum every time you begin to think about having a cigarette; don’t wait until the desire is overwhelming. How many you’ll need during the day depends on your own addiction. Some will need 20 gums a day, others only eight or ten. Each 2 mg gum has the nicotine equivalent of a half cigarette. Don’t worry about overdosing.

The need for using nicotine gum will gradually reduce. The total time may be from six weeks to six months. Why so long? Remember that you’re not going cold turkey, cutting off all the nicotine at once. This spreads the process out. Some like that idea, others want to get it over with and will prefer to just quit and not use the gum at all.

If you do begin using the gum and you still feel severe cravings, simply chew more. Remember that you really can’t overdose. Better to chew another gum than to give in to a cigarette.

As the physical cravings subside, you can work on the idea of not fiddling with those cigarettes. Follow the suggestions I provide on page 270.

You may experience some ill effects from incorrect use of nicotine gum. Chewing too quickly can produce feelings of nausea; take an occasional bite rather than chewing as you would ordinary gum. If you still have cravings even though you’re chewing a sufficient number of gums, your physician may need to increase the prescription to 4 mg gums.

The effects of nicotine gum and cigarettes are the same in terms of heart disease and contraction of arteries. Don’t feel that you can simply chew the gum permanently. It is a temporary bridge, a crutch to help you quit entirely. Ask your doctor about the newly approved nicotine patches that deliver a regular supply of nicotine more predictably than gum.

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