Thursday, October 4, 2012

What Is The United States Doing To Stop Heart Disease

What Is The United States Doing To Stop Heart Disease?
Like have there been any laws passed or actions taken to help stop it?
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Nope. They are encouraging it!! Why would the Fed's want you to live to an old age? To them, those who make it to retirement actually burden the system. They qualify for Medicare (which they use heavily) and they quit working, which means they aren't paying taxes. So they are no longer assets, they are expenses. The gov. would love it if people worked and paid their taxes and then died right before they made it to retirement age. It's a pretty bleak outlook: But heart disease actually helps them achieve this goal. Precisely why there is no law on how much you can pollute your heart with fat and cholesterol.
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The United States is not doing anything to stop heart disease. If you mean the government, that is NOT going to happen. Our government is promoting things that cause heart disease and agencies that are part of the government like the FDA is a ridiculous organization that is designed to promote anything that will fuel the money that is given to politicians. That's simply the bottom line and how it works. It's NOT about health or curing anything. When was the last time (or first time) you ever heard a degenerative disease was cured by a drug? The first recorded case of a myocardial infarction (sudden onset heart attack) was in 1921 in the U.S. It has grown from that point to the number one killer disease in America. Listening to these lunatics that say it's a genetic problem would be funny if it weren't such a serious problem. Heart disease became a problem and now the solutions are becoming more of a problem. Doesn't it make sense to look at what we were doing before the problem happened to find the solution? Drug companies only "Manage diseases and treat symptoms to give relief," not cure anything. The money is not in curing anything, so don't expect a CURE to heart disease or any other disease soon. It's simply not in their best interest to do so. It took over 15 years of talking to Congress to get them even interested in getting rid of trans fats out of fast food restaurants. And now, they've replaced the trans fat containing oils to oils that form trans fats after you eat them! This cholesterol MYTH that is being promoted by the drug companies is a huge money make for them and what's worse is they know it's a myth, but are making billions on the misinformation. We know how to prevent heart disease and it's NOT GETTING RID OF SATURATED FATS! ! ! From past experience and see the people being elected that have no clue what they are doing is further proof that the "United States" is NOT going to do anything about heart disease. You must become educated to the truth and take your health into your own hands. Don't expect the "Government" to look out for you or be your buddy to make you healthy. That is simply a fantasy. good luck to you
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you cannot legislate heart disease out of existence.
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The way to stop heart disease is to recognize dehydration as the cause of almost every health problem that isn't inherited or injury-related, and not just a complication of diseases. The three most important substances in the body that sustain life are, in order, oxygen, water and salt. The tissues are made up of 75% water and salt, the brain 85% and the blood 94%. Doctors don't recognize dehydration unless they can treat for it in the ER at a cost of $385 for a saline solution consisting of 3 tsp of salt mixed with a liter of water. Doctors used to advise "drink 8 - 10 eight-ounce glasses of water each day" - now they just say "drink plenty of fluids". The difference is, "fluids" includes soft drinks, coffee, alcohol, energy drinks and everything else under the sun. These "alternatives" may contain water, but they act like a diuretic in that they can pull out as much as 50% more water than they provide - contributing to dehydration. Doctors also warn people of the dangers of salt, saying that it causes high blood pressure. Nothing could be farther from the truth. With high blood pressure, the blood thickens and the arteries constrict when the body has to borrow water from the blood to inject into the cells because the person didn't drink enough water to transport important nutrients to the cells. The heart has to exert more pressure to push the thickened blood through the narrower arteries, resulting in the higher blood pressure. Also, when the blood thickens, the salt that was mixed with the water gets concentrated. Doctors see this concentration of salt and call it "excess". The high blood pressure has nothing to do with the salt. The rise in blood pressure is solely because more pressure had to be exerted to pump the thickened blood. Both the higher blood pressure and the concentration of salt are the result of not having enough water in the blood - which, in turn, is caused by not drinking enough water. Without water and salt, we would all die. Maintaining low levels of water and salt results in health problems. We have doctors telling us that water isn't important ("drink plenty of fluids") and telling people to cut back on salt because it is bad for us - these are the same doctors standing right behind us to "help" us when our health fails. Drug companies produce medications for the purpose of "spoon-feeding" relief to blood pressure patients. Medications for blood pressure do nothing but artificially maintain an acceptable level of blood pressure within predetermined limits. This why they need to be adjusted every so often and why most people are on them for the rest of their life. Water and salt (plus exercise and a few supplements) will lower blood pressure naturally. Doctors don't agree with this treatment because there's no profit in prescribing water.
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It should not be up to the government to stop heart disease. It should be up to the individual to look in the mirror to say, "Perhaps I should take better care of myself, and not eat at McDonald's every other day. Perhaps I should take a walk instead of watching American Idol." I'm all for research into heart disease, especially those that aren't caused by our own behavior. I'm not into throwing dollars around because Americans won't quit smoking, won't quit eating fried chicken and won't get off the couch.
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The ONLY symptoms of heart disease is when he have a heart attack.. that could lead to disability even death. The only thing to be sure of is have his heart scan using EBCT or Electron Beam Computed Tomography that's is the most advanced series of CT scan today. It could actually take photos of your heart and can detect how much calcium or cholesterol is building up inside the arteries of the heart. Preventive medicine is what really works these days because if those calcium or cholesterol starts blocking the arteries that would be the time that first heart attack could happen.. ..If you live near in LOS ANGELES or also in IRVINE, we're working on public awareness campaign for this disease. Were calling residential numbers within the area and offering a FREE HEART SCAN provided by heart check america. This campaign was designed for married couples these times whose age is between 35-70 yrs old. Were using the EBCT which would usually cost around $400 each scan.. but we're giving this heart scan for free for public awareness.. Due to tremendous response for this promotion, we have to call you first so we could reserved a slot for you.. ..If you know anyone who are concern about their heart condition and want to have their heart scan for free.. please email me their phone number so I could call them back and reserved a slot for them.. send this to yang_t24@yahoo.com
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It is still a free country (in some regards anyway) last I looked. This means you are free to smoke, drink sugar laden soda, eat a McDonald's and Burger King diet of fried foods and sugar and fat laden milk shakes then park your butt on the couch and vegetate until you are grossly overweight. The government can help educate and discourage poor diet, smoking and a sedate lifestyle but you cannot dictate what a person can eat or force them to exercise. At least many public areas are, by law, off limits to smokers. Some day things may change but only because of the overwhelming cost of health care. Not by government decree but only by hitting individuals in the pocketbook. When you sign up for life or health insurance one of the first questions asked is; "Do you smoke". If the answer is yes, then the premiums are much higher. Can you imagine what is going through the mind of a health or life insurance salesman sitting across from middle aged, obviously obese customer? Insurance companies keep huge and accurate statistical tables on life expectancy and charge premiums accordingly. Only when the cost of doing nothing becomes too high will laws be passed. Smokers and the obese are a heavy financial burden on our health care "system". Those are two very preventable conditions



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Posted by Heart Disease at 9:20 AM

Monday, October 1, 2012

How can reducing your saturated fat intake help lower your risk of heart disease

How can reducing your saturated fat intake help lower your risk of heart disease?

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The link between saturated fats and heart health was based on faulty science & has been disproven. Dietary fat, whether saturated or not, is not a cause of obesity, heart disease, or any other chronic disease of civilization. Through their direct effects on insulin and blood sugar, refined carbohydrates, starches and sugars are the dietary cause of coronary heart disease and diabetes. Plaque build up in the arteries are more attributable to carb consumption than dietary fats, which seems to be the conclusion of the following study. Carb consumption raises triglycerides & VLDL (bad cholesterol). Fats raise the HDL (good cholesterol). High triglyceride levels & low HDL levels are an indicator of plaque, glycation - the precursors to a heart attack and heart disease. study from the Oxford group examining the postprandial (after-eating) effects of a low-fat vs. low-carbohydrate diet. (Roberts R et al, 2008) Postprandial lipoproteins, you'd think, would be plentiful after ingesting a large quantity of fat, since fat must be absorbed via chylomicrons into the bloodstream. But it's carbohydrates that figure most prominently in determining the pattern and magnitude of postprandial triglycerides and lipoproteins. Much of this effect develops by way of de novo lipogenesis, the generation of new lipoproteins like VLDL after carbohydrate ingestion. http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/after-eating-effects-carbohydrates-vs.html Saturated fats play many important biologic roles. They are an integral component of cell membranes, which are 50 percent saturated fat. Lung surfactant is composed entirely, when available, of one particular saturated fat, 16-carbon palmitic acid. Properly made with this fat, it prevents asthma and other breathing disorders. For nourishment, heart muscle cells prefer saturated long-chain palmitic and 18-carbon stearic acid over carbohydrates. Saturated fats are required for bone to assimilate calcium effectively. They help the liver clear out fat and provide protection from the adverse effects of alcohol and medications like acetaminophen. Medium-chain saturated fats in butter and coconut oil, 12-carbon lauric acid and 14-carbon myristic acid, play an important role in the immune system. They stabilize proteins that enable white blood cells to more effectively recognize and destroy invading viruses, bacteria, and fungi, and also fight tumors. Saturated fatty acids function as signaling messengers for hormone production, including insulin. And saturated fats signal satiety. Not surprisingly, given all these biological functions, saturated fats make up 54 percent of the fat in mother’s breast milk (monounsaturated fats are 39 percent; and polyunsaturated fats, a tiny 3 percent). http://www.lewrockwell.com/miller/miller33.1.html 7 Reasons to Eat More Saturated Fat 1) Improved cardiovascular risk factors Saturated fat in the diet is the only means to reduce the levels of lipoprotein (a) — that correlates strongly with risk for heart disease. Eating fats raises the level of HDL, the so-called good cholesterol. 2) Stronger bones Saturated fat is required for calcium to be incorporated into bone - According to expert in human health, Mary Enig, Ph.D., as much as 50 percent of the fats in the diet should be saturated fats. 3) Improved liver health Studies show that saturated fat encourages the liver cells to dump fat content. Saturated fat has been shown to protect the liver from the toxic insults of alcohol & medications and even to reverse the damage. 4) Healthy lungs For proper function, the airspaces of the lungs have to be coated with a thin layer of lung surfactant. The fat content of lung surfactant is 100 percent saturated fatty acids. Replacement of these critical fats by other types of fat makes faulty surfactant & potentially causes breathing difficulties, collapse of the airspaces & respiratory distress. 5) Healthy brain Your brain is mainly made of fat & cholesterol. Though highly unsaturated essential fatty acids found in cold-water fish (EPA & DHA) are important for brain & nerve function, most of the fatty acids in the brain are actually saturated. The brain needs saturated fats to function optimally. 6) Proper nerve signaling Certain saturated fats, found in butter, lard, coconut oil, & palm oil, function directly as signaling messengers that influence the metabolism. Without the correct signals to tell the organs & glands what to do, the job gets done improperly. 7) Strong immune system Saturated fats found in butter & coconut oil (myristic acid & lauric acid) play key roles in immune health. Loss of sufficient saturated fatty acids in the white blood cells hampers their ability to recognize & destroy foreign invaders, such as viruses, bacteria, & fungi. Myristic & lauric acid have potent germ-killing ability. We need dietary replenishment of them to keep the immune system vigilant against the development of cancerous cells & infectious invaders. http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/06/06/saturated-fat/ There seems to be confusion about saturated fats (and naturally occurring trans fats) falling into the same realm as man made chemically altered fats (trans fats from hydrogenated fats) which they usually alter oils to make them stable like saturated fats because they don't become rancid the way unsaturated (vegetable oils) oils can. Polyunsaturated fatty acids are fine *in whole food sources* but when they are separated from a whole food, it exposes the fragile oils to air & causes them to quickly oxidize (go rancid). I do NOT recommend polyunsaturated vegetable oils, oxidized oil creates free radical damage in the body. There is a need to balance your Omega 6 fatty acids with Omega 3. Saturated fats may not be considered as yet an essential fat required for life but human breast milk has 50% of calories from fat & 54% of it is saturated fat (39*% oleic acid - Omega 9 monounsaturated fatty acid & ONLY 3% polyunsaturated fats) for infants (the fats in coconut oil & olive oil - surely nature can't be too wrong). Coconut oil (the only oil close to duplicating breast milk and added to baby formula) has an extremely unique make up with it's medium chained fatty acids and can be processed directly as energy in the liver in much the same manner as a carbohydrate. We all feel comfortable recommending olive oil (with it's unusual oleic omega 9 makeup - the same as in breast milk) but canola oil has the same monounsaturated type oil and there are serious concerns about using this genetically modified oil as a food source. (cattle won't eat it and I trust their instincts better than marketers) We all feel comfortable recommending fish oil but there is dispute with the same omega 3 make up in flax seed oils. The link between saturated fats and heart health was based on faulty science but very few are willing to contradict the long standing myth. Both cholesterol and saturated fat are essential for growth in babies and children, especially the development of the brain. Still, the American Heart Association recommends a low-cholesterol, lowfat diet for children & adults. 50% of dietary fats need to be from saturated fats for calcium to be effective in the bone structure. Saturated fats are necessary for immune system & brain functions, for proper hormone production & are important for good health



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Posted by Heart Disease at 9:19 AM

Friday, September 28, 2012

how would i write a speech for coronary heart disease

how would i write a speech for coronary heart disease?
how would i write it? what would i put in the intro? what would i put in the guts of it? and the end? an example?
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You can imitate MedlinePlus article on the subject i.e., starting with definition and ending with prevention. Definition: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a narrowing of the small blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart. CHD is also called coronary artery disease. Coronary artery disease involves impairment of blood flow through the coronary arteries, most commonly by atheromas. Clinical presentations include silent ischemia, angina pectoris, acute coronary syndromes (unstable angina, MI), and sudden cardiac death. Diagnosis is by symptoms, ECG, stress testing, and sometimes coronary angiography. Prevention consists of modifying reversible risk factors (eg, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, physical inactivity, obesity, and smoking). Treatment includes drugs and procedures to reduce ischemia and restore or improve coronary blood flow. Tips for preventing CHD or lowering your risk of the disease: * Avoid or reduce stress as best as you can. * Don't smoke. * Eat well-balanced meals that are low in fat and cholesterol and include several daily servings of fruits and vegetables. * Get regular exercise. If your weight is considered normal, get at least 30 minutes of exercise every day. If you are overweight or obese, experts say you should get 60 - 90 minutes of exercise every day. * Keep your blood pressure below 130/80 mmHg if you have diabetes or chronic kidney disease, and below 140/90 otherwise * Keep your cholesterol and blood sugar under control.
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Another rich source of information on heart disease - mainly on aspects of living with it - is www.smart-heart-living.com



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Posted by Heart Disease at 9:18 AM
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