| A person considered at risk for heart attack can take | | | | white flour or refined sugar as well as chemical |
| steps towards heart disease prevention. It is | | | | additives can be trouble for the heart. Eating a diet of |
| considerably easier to prevent heart disease than it is | | | | seafood, dairy products along with meat and fats from |
| to fix it once it happens, and for the most part lifestyle | | | | organically grown animals can reduce many of the |
| changes are needed for heart disease prevention | | | | heart disease risk factors. |
| regardless of age or health risk. | | | | Eating fresh fruits and vegetables is another common |
| The number one method of heart disease prevention | | | | heart disease prevention tip handed out by doctors. |
| is to quit smoking. For persons who still smoke they | | | | Foods that contain phytic acids should also be avoided |
| need to cut down and should also avoid | | | | as they detract from the body's ability to absorb |
| polyunsaturated fats in their diet. Vitamins A and D | | | | minerals in the food. Whole dairy products and whole |
| along with saturated fats help protect the lungs. A daily | | | | grain should be consumed regularly as well as foods |
| walk and about 10 minutes of exercise a day is | | | | rich in protective ingredients. |
| another way to provide protection against heart | | | | Eating right and getting regular exercise is an important |
| related diseases. Exercising can also help with the third | | | | part of heart disease prevention but many of the |
| heart disease prevention tips of avoid becoming | | | | steps used to prevent heart attack can also have |
| overweight. Eating food rich in nutrients and avoiding | | | | other health benefits. |
| sweets will go a long way to providing the heart a | | | | Common Vitamins and over the counter products can |
| healthy diet. | | | | help with Arteriosclerosis such as Vitamin C, |
| Another leading cause of heart related disease is | | | | Niacin and Pectin. |
| stress and more people tend to work too hard and a | | | | Vitamin C has show to reduce cholesterol levels and |
| person can fight against work-related stress by | | | | lowers high blood pressure. Take 1,000 to 5,000 mg |
| performing a task they enjoy doing every day. When | | | | daily. |
| unavoidable times of hardship and depression are | | | | Niacin is the closest thing available to a perfect |
| apparent, supplement the diet with nutrient-rich foods | | | | treatment that corrects most causes of coronary |
| and avoid fast-food meals. | | | | heart disease. Niacin blocks the release of fatty acids |
| Keeping Environment Free Of Chemicals. | | | | from fat cells. Niacin plays a critical role in energy |
| When possible avoid chemical use and fumes that can | | | | production, gene expression, and hormone synthesis. |
| damage the immune system. Chemicals, pollutants and | | | | You cannot live without it. Niacin also tends to shift LDL |
| pesticides can cause irrepairable harm to the body's | | | | particle distribution to larger particle size and improve |
| systems and avoiding this environmental stress can be | | | | HDL functioning. The intake of 3 grams Niacin for as |
| one heart disease prevention that is easy to | | | | little as two weeks can reduce serum cholesterol by |
| accomplish. | | | | 26 percent. |
| Many foods that are called low fat often contain | | | | Pectin limits the amount of cholesterol the body can |
| polyunsaturated vegetable oils. Refined foods are also | | | | absorb. High pectin count in apples may be why "One |
| usually void of any nutritional value and should be | | | | a day keeps the doctor away". |
| avoided for heart disease prevention. Foods containing | | | | |