About 25% of all deaths every year in the U.S. are caused by some manner of heart disease. Coronary heart disease, the hardening of the blood vessels, constitutes as the most common type. According to the CDC, in terms of costs in dollars to the United States, these diseases result in about $108 billion dollars in health care costs, medications and lost productivity.
Basically, coronary heart disease occurs when plaque starts to build up inside one’s arteries near the heart. In time, the plaque builds up to the point where a heart attack may occur. There are no symptoms while the plaque builds, and one would need to get an electrocardiogram to know for sure if there is plaque present in the arteries.
So what is the cause of this build up of plaque exactly? According to the Mayo Clnic there are several factors that can cause heart disease. These are listed on one their pages here. They include high blood pressure, smoking, high cholesterol, diabetes or insulin resistance, and a sedentary lifestyle. Treatment for coronary artery disease may involve prescribed drugs, lifestyle changes or at worst case, a procedure.
We at Life Tips believe that lifestyle changes, nutrition, and natural herbs can influence your health positively and also help in preventing heart disease. Below is a great article by Green Med Info on how to naturally reverse the clogging of the arteries.
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7 Simple Ways to Unclog Your Arteries Naturally
[su_quote]We all want to live a long life, but did you know eating these simple foods has been proven scientifically to prevent and in some cases reverse the #1 cause of death in the modern world?
Statistically, atherosclerosis (the progressive clogging of the arteries) is the #1 killer on the planet. A complex process, involving autoimmunity, infection, dietary incompatibilities, and many known and unknown factors, it is – despite conventional medical opinion – entirely preventable, and in some cases reversible.
Here is the peer-reviewed, published research proving the fact:read more”
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This website is amazing in that all of the 7 foods/substances described were tested by scientists and they have the links to all the studies footnoted. Think about it, pomegranate, garlic, turmeric, sesame seeds, and cabbage are just foods. Include these in your diet daily. You can actually get pomegranate juice extract from the vitamin store or natural food co-op.
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Don’t forget that your body is your temple. Feed it goodness and nourish it daily.
Start with nutrition. Below is a very short video to get you to think about the foods to include in your diet to help you keep your heart and circulatory system in good shape.
