It's a fact that heart disease is the number one killer in the US.
Actually, each minute one person will die from some sort of coronary complication.
This is alarming.
Why were heart attack rates substantially lower in the early 1900's when consumption of saturated fats and red meats were much higher? Studies have proven that cholesterol and saturated fat alone is not the sole reason for all the heart disease.
Research has also proven that you can still be at high risk for arterial plaque buildup even if your LDL (bad) cholesterol level is low.
What plays a key and critical role in the formation of heart disease is chronic inflammation.
Basically anything that causes inflammation in the body will eventually cause damage to the interior of your blood vessels.
Inflammation in proper doses is necessary and natural in order to fight germs and infection which ultimately protect your body.
However, chronic inflammation is harmful because instead of the inflammation attacking the enemy i.
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Germs, bacteria and infection, this biochemical imbalance will do harm to the interior of our blood vessels.
The biochemical imbalance occurs when blood sugar spikes and insulin is released into the system.
Basically anything you eat that causes a large increase in blood sugar puts you at risk for arterial damage.
The reason arterial damage is so dangerous is that cholesterol will only lodge into arteries that are damaged and "roughed up" by the inflammation process.
Sticky plaque buildup won't occur in smooth arteries...
think of inflammation turning your arteries into "Velcro" like surface.
You must REDUCE inflammation in your system, and you can achieve this NATURALLY! Here are 5 simple tips to reduce inflammation which lower your overall risk of heart disease...
1) Eliminate sugar - sugar spikes the blood glucose faster than anything you can consume.
Try to wean off sugar for 2 weeks.
2) Eliminate simple carbs - white bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, corn, and processed cereals.
These also spike blood sugar and cause inflammation.
3) Eat omega 3 fatty acids- omega 3 fatty acids which will counteract excessive inflammation.
Eating fatty fish, salmon, sardines (not really that bad and super rich in omega 3), mackerel, walnuts, almonds, flaxseed and olive oil.
4) Limit Omega 6 fatty acids - stay away poly unsaturated substances like corn oil, sunflower oil, Margarine, margarine-like vegetable oil spread 5) Lose fat - the more body fat you have the more you increase inflammation Do You Need a Heart Health Action Plan? These tips are simple and straight forward.
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