According to some reputable nutritional researchers, 98% of the cases of heart disease could be prevented and even reversed by serious changes to diet and exercise. I've read the studies (demographic & human & animal research) going back at much as 30 years. Do you believe this is possible? What would convince you one way or the other?
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Nutrition is the key to many health issues. Reading many studies on homocysteine (amino acid in the blood) opened my eyes to the cholesterol myth. It was discovered that children who suffered from homocysterinua (genetic condition causing high homocysteine levels from birth) were having heart attacks and strokes before the age of 10. Their hearts looked like a 60 year old on autopsy. Homocysteine levels are high from poor lifestyle choices and poor diet but especially from vitamin B6, B12 and folate deficiency. And from personal experience my chest pain went away from taking vitamin B12. My own mothers chest pain and many episodes of angina pain went away with mega doses of vitamin B. This amino acid is the crystal ball of life expectancy. That it is not well known is because it makes no money but cholesterol lowering drugs do. Homocysteine: http://www.squidoo.com/homocysteine-hcy Google books - Homocysteine: http://books.google.com.au/books?id=o7ZFv772leYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=homocysteine&hl=en&ei=31m7S_r3FovYsQOEkfneBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFYQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=&f=false
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I think this is possible. You can reduce your risk for most heart problems through diet and exercise. Hypertension, atherosclerosis, anything that is not congenital or hereditary, and even hereditary problems can be avoided as best as possibly with diet and exercise.
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your heart is working extra hard as it is not getting the appropriate
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98%? Im not qualified to agree or disagree on that but what about genetics? I do beleive a hige ammount of heart diease could be prevented by eating a healthy diet and exercising regulary not only heart diesse but almost all diseases. I beleive the only way to make this a reality is through education schools( from primary up) should have classes to educate people on how to eat and keep fit. In a lot of countrys the govements say they do not have the money to do this but in the long term it would save so much money by not having to spend so much in health care on preventable diesses i beleive until they realise this we are in a viscious cycle.
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Everyone seems to be on the same page on this - and they are correct. There is one thing, however, on a deeper level that people overlook, but is the most important stepping stone in the puzzle. The medical community doesn't place enough importance on water, so it's no surprise that people are uneducated on the subject. Water isn't just a thirst quencher - it's one of the two most important elements in the body. The other one - believe it or not - is salt. Space prevents me from fully explaining the important functions of water and salt, but click on the link below. You may learn a few things your doctor never told you about.
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"Bco4th6t..."'s answer is a good one, but Dr. Batmanghelidj is incorrect in a few things regarding water. He needed to emphasize the need for electrolytes from the correct kind of salt to be part of the hydration process in regard to the heart. Air dried sea salt is the correct salt to consume and it is important to get this kind of salt to allow the stomach to produce good HCL. The chloride ion used to make HCL comes from salt primarily. The air dried sea salt has a good balance of the potassium & chloride ions that is important. 1921 was the first reported case of myocardial infarction in the United States. Diet is the primary reason all that changed. Absolutely, no doubt about it, a dietary change in what people eat will have a profound effect on heart disease. The problem is that not only the type of food that eaten, but where and how the food is grown is important parts of this equation. Just put bad oil and bad gasoline in your car and see how long it lasts. Same idea. "Red Angel" is also correct in regard to part of the puzzle. Homocystein proteins are generated as a result of the deficiencies of vitamin B-6, B-12, and Folic Acid. These bad guys create "sticky blood" and "sticky arterial walls." That encourages plaque build up and inflammation spots where cholesterol delivers fatty acids to make the repairs. Eating diets high in GRAINS, SUGAR, and CORNSTARCH ensures the increase in pattern B LDL cholesterol that contributes to the plaque menu of things that is difficult for HDL cholesterol to remove. Eliminating those 3 foods will eliminate the pattern B LDL and give a person great LDL cholesterol that now becomes good cholesterol. The other thing that contributes greatly to this problem is the nanobacteria that gets into the body as a result of LOW STOMACH acid. Antacids being prescribed at a horrendous rate contribute to this bad guy and a lot of damage to the body, especially the arterial walls around the heart, kidneys, and pancreas. This bacteria bores into the layers of the arteries around the heart and calcium follows the blood trails and surrounds the bacteria creating hardening of the arteries. By making sure you have adequate HCL, a diet high in fermented foods, good cholesterol numbers (men = 200 -240 total), and (women = 240 - 300 total), along with good LDL numbers with the correct ratio of pattern A to pattern B (minimal "B") of 160 to 170, and HDL numbers between 50 - 60, this would create a very healthy profile for longevity. Further by reducing the high omega 6 fatty acid containing foods and encouraging high omega 3 fatty acid foods that have good 3 to 6 ratios, will also help greatly. Getting rid of the misinformation that drug companies are promoting regarding the cholesterol myth would be very helpful as well to get people on the right track to good health in regard to their heart. Eliminating the statin drugs would go a long way to helping heart patients as well. Yes, I believe diet could, did, and can do again help erase heart disease. It is not magic, just good science as opposed to what is being done today by the medical community that is promoting an agenda that is very destructive by using drugs as a solution. good luck to you
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