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$Unique_ID{BRK01954}
$Pretitle{}
$Title{Health Cures for Heart Attacks}
$Subject{Health cure Cures Heart attack Attacks diet diets exercise exercises
prevent prevention preventions lifestyle life-style lifestyles life-styles
nutrition stress stresses damage damages damaged artery arteries blood muscle
muscles fat fats atheromatous plaque plaques cell cells fiber fruit fruits
vegetable vegetables obstruction obstructions vessel vessels cardiac
rehabilitate rehabilitation factor factors diet diets dieting}
$Volume{}
$Log{
Atherosclerosis of Arteries*0009301.scf
Complications of Atherosclerosis*0009401.scf
Exercise has Overall Benefits*0003209.scf
Exercise Improves Circulation*0003207.scf
Exercise Increases Metabolism*0003205.scf
Exercise Lowers Triglycerides and Raises HDL*0003203.scf
Exercise Strengthens the Heart*0003202.scf
HDL Transports Cholesterol Back to the Liver*0002702.scf
Risk Factors of Atherosclerosis*0009302.scf}
Copyright (c) 1993 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
Health Cures for Heart Attacks
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QUESTION: I am home now after my first heart attack, a moderate one, my
doctor said. My family has presented me with all sorts of book on health,
diet, exercise, well you name it and I probably have a copy. It looks like a
life's work to get through them all, and before I start, I want know if
changing my diet, and some of these other things, have been proven to prevent
another attack. Along with my natural anxiety about the future is a skeptical
attitude about so called health cures. Please reply.
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ANSWER: You are right, it is a "life's work", your life, and trying to learn
how to restructure your lifestyle after a heart attack may be a bit
overwhelming when you are swamped by all the books you have collected. So
let's take it a bit more slowly, and look at a few basics.
Don't confuse good nutrition, sensible exercise and removing stress from
daily living as being a quack "health cure". Heart attacks result from damage
to the arteries that bring nourishing blood flow to the muscles of the heart.
When they become clogged by obstacles loaded with fats (atheromatous plaques),
blood flow is either cut off or diminished, and the muscles can no longer
function, and die from lack of nourishment. No amount of dieting now or
exercise is going to bring those muscle cells back to life, but the goal now
is to get the maximum out of your remaining heart muscles and to prevent
recurrence of the same problems that led to your first attack.
Reduce the amounts of fats in your diet, and increasing fiber, fruits and
vegetables, and you can reduce the size of those obstructions in your heart's
blood vessels. Start a cardiac rehabilitation exercise program and you can
get the most from your healed, but scarred, heart. Lose some weight, if need
be, and reduce the work load on your body. Reduce the stress factors in your
life and get "a load off your mind".
I wish I could provide specific proof with absolute affirmation that in
your case, all these things work as predicted. No one can do that, but the
odds are so much in your favor (as evidenced by literally hundreds of
scientific reports), that should you choose not to accept this new challenge,
it would be equal to putting your life back on the block. Check with your own
physician who knows your story and accept the recommendations that can bring
you reasonable expectations that another attack will not occur.
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The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
problem.