What The Doctos Don't Tell You Prevent Heart Disease

Roughly one quarter of all deaths are attributable to heart disease caused by clogged or 'furred up' coronary (heart) arteries, a illness known as atherosclerosis that is brought on by high blood cholesterol levels. A essential element of heart disease is your lifestyle and what foods you eat.

Easy actions like sticking with a 1 week detox, getting some exercise, shedding a few pounds and giving up smoking can play a big part in reducing your chances of heart disease - you could also try using a foot detox to help mop up all those toxins flooding round your body.

Warning signs of heart disease

If you develop heart disease, you are at elevated risk of developing angina (severe chest pain resulting from your heart not receiving sufficient oxygen), a heart attack; an arrhythmia (which is an extraordinary heart beat, which does bring about shortness of breath, vertigo and even death); or heart failure (when the heart can't pump efficiently, leading to shortness of breath, lethargy, swelled ankles, and which eventually might cut short your life expectancy).

Coronary Artery Disease can start in arterial blood vessels in different parts of your body, particularly the brain, kidneys, or legs. This can lead to strokes, kidney failure, or restricted circulation in the legs and in some cases amputation. Other problems of the heart and blood flow system include high blood pressure, heart attacks and varicose veins. There are some medications to help in some of these areas including blood pressure medicine.

Most heart troubles can be avoided, or improved significantly by taking appropriate action. To lessen your risk of heart disease, you should follow a healthy diet, reduce the amount of salt in your diet, learn how to quit smoking, only drink the recommended amount of alcohol, get a little exercise at least 3 times a week, get your weight down (there's plenty of easy weight loss tips to help you), and reduce your stress levels. If you have high blood pressure you want to make sure you get it down and you may need a blood pressure medicine to do that.

Green tea is low in caffeine and high in antioxidants, and is thought to help prevent heart and circulatory disease, and is a tasty addition to a detox diet. At the moment the evidence for this is inconclusive, drinking green tea seems to be sound, so it might be worthwhile trying together with other preventative steps.