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Overweight bodies have generally high blood cholesterol contents which frequently invite heart attack to the person by blocking the blood flow through veins and arteries. Use of diet pills for reducing body weight may not be effective to avoid risk of life in these cases.

We have some guidance for you if you have high cholesterol, which may be a reason for heart disease. This will be important and useful information to help you manage your heart health.

Possibility of having high blood cholesterol increases if someone in your family has high blood cholesterol.

There is simple remedy to tackle high blood cholesterol if it is detected at early stage.

Balanced diet and regular exercise are the best way to fight high cholesterol in blood.

As much the body is strained by regular exercise, there will be more chance of melting fat in your body lowering the bad cholesterol content in your blood. Balanced and low cholesterol diet will prevent you from depositing excess fat in the body which increases cholesterol content in blood.

However, if the situation becomes acute, then diet, exercise, and even diet pills, may not be enough to lower your blood cholesterol level.

In such a situation, you require some special treatment along with your exercise and balance diet. Fist action will be to visit a doctor and try the medicinal help as per his instructions.

Most of the experienced doctors generally recommend Lipitor along with diet and exercise in cases of high blood cholesterol which may initiate a heart attack.

Lipitor has proved itself a suitable oral medicine effective for lowering blood cholesterol which also reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke in people.

The medicine is equally helpful for the persons suffering from multiple risk factors for heart disease like high blood pressure, family history of high cholesterol, vulnerable age for heart attack, low content of good cholesterol in blood etc. Remember that there is “good cholesterol” also which is favorable to body and also there is “bad cholesterol” which is the culprit and harmful to the body.

Let us discuss some points about Lipitor and its effectiveness for its fight against heart attack.

The medical name of Lipitor is Atorvastatin Calcium, which is a member of the class of medicine known as statins . The medicine is marketed in the US by Pfizer in the name of Lipitor.

The medicine has different names in different countries. Lipitor is the largest selling drug in the world with $12.2 Billions US sales figure in 2005.

This medicine inhibits cholesterol synthesis in the body, which lowers the amount of cholesterol produced and thus lowering the total amount of LDL cholesterol which is the so called bad cholesterol inviting heart attack.

With 2005 sales of US$12.2 billion under the brand name Lipitor, it is the largest selling drug in the world.

However, there are a few Lipitor side effects, and let me place it briefly as below:

Most common side effects are the liver problem and in rare cases there may be muscle problems. The medicine is not fit for pregnant or breast feeding mothers. Also the medicine may not match with continuing with habit of drinking.

The other Lipitor side effects are headache, insomnia and dizziness etc. While you are under treatment with Lipitor, and are affected by any of the above side effects, immediately consult your doctor.

However, in spite of its side effects, which can easily be tackled by an experienced doctor, Lipitor is the most effective medicine to fight bad cholesterol in your body. You just judge the sales figures of last year!

So, if your problem is acute, visit a doctor and try Lipitor.

Brayan
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Women symptoms vary considerably from men symptoms in heart attacks. If you feel an intense and suffocating pain in the chest for more than 15 minutes and doesn’t stop at nitroglycerin it means that you are having a heart attack. American Heart Association and other experts suggest that we should pay attention to the following signals: pain, squeezing, fullness in the center of the heart, pain radiating in the shoulder and arms, burning, pressure, heavy weight. Other symptoms may be: fainting, nausea, sweating, shortness of breath, anxiety, irregular heart rate, pallor, anxiety, nervousness. If you notice any of these symptoms you should address immediately to the emergency medical services at 911 or begin the CPR.

The doctor will diagnose the heart attack after studying several tests: EKG a device that gives the graphical record of the heart’s electrical activity, a physical examination and knowing the complete medical history of the patient, high enzymes in the blood appear in heart attack, those steps are also helpfull. Cardiac enzymes may be determined later in the intensive care unit and urgent care setting so they confirm or infirm the suspicions of heart attack. Cardiac pain is dull, vague and has been described as pressure, fullness, squeezing and other sensation of discomfort.

Often heart attack is slowly with mild pain and the person in cause doesn’t understand what’s happening, on the other hand the heart attack might be intense and movie-like. The most common signs are: chest discomfort which may be felt as pain, pressure, squeezing, fullness and which may last for minutes. Other symptoms are: pain in both arms, neck, stomach, back, shortness of breath, nausea, cold sweating.

Heart attack symptoms in women

The most common symptom met in women and men is some sort of pain: pressure, discomfort in the chest. Sometimes this pain radiates in the back, in the neck and gives abdominal pain and manifestations with nausea and vomiting, dizziness and unexplained fatigue. Heart attacks may have the symptoms that you see in movies, but there are some that have no clear manifestations or very mild ones, but don’t let them cheat on you and don’t mistake them for indigestion or anxiety.

Try not to drive yourself to the hospital the best choice is to call 911 or any other emergency service as soon as possible after you suppose it’s possible to have a heart attack. Sometimes the heart attack symptoms may act as an indigestion with a sensation of fainting and pain in the middle of the abdomen.

Studies have shown that heart attacks are more frequent in winter, diabetic people have silent heart attacks which means that there is no pain in the chest.

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Groshan Fabiola
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What causes heart disease may be a question weigning on your minds. With more and more people dying each day from heart attacks, it is only natural that you want to know what is going on, what is causing you or a loved one’s poor health, and how to rectify the situation. I have listed some valuable information for you to read in one easy-to-read webpage. This is a free service which can be found on this link: Heart Disease Causes.

Heart disease is a somewhat loose phrase used interchangeably to describe a broad range of heart problems. Some of the illnesses that fall under the heart disease category are high blood pressure, heart attacks, heart failure, strokes and coronary artery disease. Heart disease is a leading cause of death around the world. So what ultimately causes heart disease?

Heart disease is caused by a number of factors including:

• Poor diets full of saturated fats  usually from eating too much junkfood and not enough fruits and vegetables.
• Poor exercise habits, or no exercising at all. The heart is a muscle and needs exercise in order to maintain proper and healthy operation.
• Smoking is a leading cause of heart disease.
• Being overweight is a major factor in developing heart disease.

When your arteries harden, this places restrictions on blood flow to organs and tissues, which is what causes heart disease. This deprives your body’s organs of vital oxygen and nutrients needed to function in the right way. It should be noted that what causes heart disease is not always due to hardening of the arteries.

Some forms of heart disease are caused by other genetic or heredity diseases, such as heart valve diseases, congenital heart defects and disease, heart infections, and cardio myopathy. While some heart problems you may not be able to control, most are developed over a lifetime of unhealthy living habits. Remember, prevention is better than cure. For more information on heart disease causes feel free to visit our website.

Daniel Sherwood
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Sodium is an essential mineral or micro nutrient found in the bones as well as the fluid surrounding cells. It is a component of body secretions such as saliva and enzymes, and is lost when the body sweats. Excess dietary sodium is excreted through the urine. Sodium along with potassium helps to regulate the body’s fluid balance.

Unlike other minerals, sodium (or sodium chloride or popularly termed as salt) has a identifiable and familiar taste.

Benefits of sodium:

A low sodium diet along with exercise, weight loss and medication helps reduce high blood pressure in most people.

Sodium helps maintain proper distribution of water in the body, as well as blood pressure. It is also important for maintaining the proper acid-base balance and in the transmission of nerve impulses as well as muscle contraction. The kidney efficiently reabsorbs sodium when intake is either low or losses are excessive.

Sodium is beneficial for the treatment of diarrhoea, muscle cramps, dehydration, and fever, since it has the property of holding water in body tissues.

Sodium also helps to keep calcium and other minerals soluble in the blood, as well as stimulates the functioning of the adrenal glands. Sodium helps in preventing heat stroke.

The most common form of dietary sodium is table salt, which contains 40 percent sodium. One teaspoon of table salt contains about 2,300 mg of sodium.

Sodium deficiency:

Sodium deficiency is not quite common. Most of us infact consume more sodium than the recommended daily allowance. Excess sodium intake is linked with high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.

The most frequently observed sodium deficiency occurs when excessive heat causes heavy perspiration, thus reducing body water and sodium to the extent that dehydration affects normal functioning of the body.

Symptoms of sodium deficiency include weakness, loss of appetite, nausea as well as cramps in the muscles and stomach. Such persons should use increased amounts of table salt in their food to supplement the sodium lost due to dehydration and sweating.

In rare cases, sodium deficiency can also lead to shock due to decreased blood pressure. This can also take place if the kidney is not able to reabsorb the sodium in the body. The person may have muscle or stomach cramps, nausea, fatigue, mental apathy, appetite loss.

What are the common sources of sodium?

Common table salt is sodium chloride, which is 40 percent sodium by weight. Ready made and packaged foods also contain sodium bicarbonate, baking soda or sodium.

Some drugs also have high amounts of sodium. Therefore, one must carefully read the labels on all over-the-counter drugs before buying them. Look at the composition list on the drug to see if the product has sodium – especially if one is on a low sodium diet. Most spices also naturally contain very small amounts of sodium.

How to reduce sodium in diet?

• Choose fresh foods over frozen or canned food items – they contain added salts.

• Eat unsalted nuts, snacks, peas and lentils.

• Choose ready-to-eat breakfast cereals that are lower in sodium.

• Limit the amount of salty snacks and seasonings such as chips, pickles, condiments, sauces.

• Cook fresh and from the scratch, since processed foods usually has higher sodium content.

• Check sodium-content on food labels – choose low sodium brands.

• Do not be generous when adding salt at the table.

• Reduce intake of fast food, such as pizzas, burgers, instant foods.

• Sprinkle lemon juice over vegetables. Marinate meat, chicken and fish ahead of time with onion, garlic, and other spices and herbs before cooking to bring out and enhance the flavour.

• Snack on fresh fruits, salads, low fat yoghurt, rather than chips, spicy snacks.

• Eat fat-free or low-fat milk, low-sodium as well as low-fat yogurt.

• Use spices and herbs to enhance the taste of your food, rather than adding extra salt.

Your taste buds will gradually adjust to cutting down on salt.

High sodium intake – is it toxic?

A high sodium diet may lead to water retention, hypertension, high blood pressure and heart disease, even kidney stones. A high-sodium diet also increases the need for potassium by the body.

However, sodium is generally nontoxic in healthy adult individuals because the extra is excreted through the urine.

Recommended Daily Allowance:

The recommendation is to consume less than 2,400 milligrams (mg) of sodium a day. This is about 1 teaspoon of table salt per day. It includes sodium in all forms including salt.

People with high blood pressure should limit sodium intake to 1,500 mg per day.

Candy Willims
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