Heart Disease
Living in the Shadow of Heart Disease
In the United States, every year more than 1 million Americans suffer from a heart attack. This number although it may not seem like a lot, is indeed quite high. Heart disease is a major killer that can in fact be controlled. If more people would watch what they eat, do simple exercises, and restrict physically damaging activities, such as smoking, they could lower their risk of a heart attack or heart disease. Many people do things that short term, have little to no consequences, but if continued, could cause severe heart damage with little to no warning. People may not even know they are doing these things, and need to be informed about them. As the years have gone by, the U.S. has become increasingly obese. Heart attacks need to be properly addressed so that people can do more to prevent them. People need to be informed of the risk factors of a heart attack, the effects of a heart attack, and the post-heart attack care needed to stay healthy.
There are many risk factors to a heart attack, some more obvious than others, but all play an equal role in the event of a heart attack. The reason a heart attack occurs is because the arteries that serve as the means of oxygen for the heart get a clot in them. This is because over time, fatty deposits build up in the artery walls. When a clotting material, such as a blood platelet, gets stuck in-between the narrowed artery walls, a heart attack occurs from lack of oxygen to the heart muscle. Simply staying disciplined can control many risk factors that can lead to a heart attack. Smoking, unhealthy eating habits, and lack of physical activity can play a huge role in the fate of ones heart. Eating foods that are not processed are the healthiest choice. According to Health-Heart Online, when food gets processed, it "[looses] 60-95% of the heart healthy nutrients" and turns vitamin F-3, otherwise known as omega-3 oil, into the recently discovered and highly toxic, trans fat ("Nutrition,
In the United States, every year more than 1 million Americans suffer from a heart attack. This number although it may not seem like a lot, is indeed quite high. Heart disease is a major killer that can in fact be controlled. If more people would watch what they eat, do simple exercises, and restrict physically damaging activities, such as smoking, they could lower their risk of a heart attack or heart disease. Many people do things that short term, have little to no consequences, but if continued, could cause severe heart damage with little to no warning. People may not even know they are doing these things, and need to be informed about them. As the years have gone by, the U.S. has become increasingly obese. Heart attacks need to be properly addressed so that people can do more to prevent them. People need to be informed of the risk factors of a heart attack, the effects of a heart attack, and the post-heart attack care needed to stay healthy.
There are many risk factors to a heart attack, some more obvious than others, but all play an equal role in the event of a heart attack. The reason a heart attack occurs is because the arteries that serve as the means of oxygen for the heart get a clot in them. This is because over time, fatty deposits build up in the artery walls. When a clotting material, such as a blood platelet, gets stuck in-between the narrowed artery walls, a heart attack occurs from lack of oxygen to the heart muscle. Simply staying disciplined can control many risk factors that can lead to a heart attack. Smoking, unhealthy eating habits, and lack of physical activity can play a huge role in the fate of ones heart. Eating foods that are not processed are the healthiest choice. According to Health-Heart Online, when food gets processed, it "[looses] 60-95% of the heart healthy nutrients" and turns vitamin F-3, otherwise known as omega-3 oil, into the recently discovered and highly toxic, trans fat ("Nutrition,