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Is Heart Disease The Number One Killer
Many have been quick to hand the crown of number one off to cancer, and from a pure statistical perspective (at least in the United States) there is good evidence to suggest this is the case. Nevertheless, there is at least one fact worth taking into account. While currently three out of four men survive their first heart attack, and six out of ten women survive their first, the life expectancy is only a few years for those age of 70 and older. So what this means is that the fatality rate gets pushed back a few years. If you factors in a least a percentage of these near misses heart attack would likely be the winner on the ominous list of the most deadly diseases. But why is it so hard to recover? If you are having trouble giving up that those high saturated foods and/or can’t quite seem to get up the willpower to give up smoking one day you should take the time to go down to your local hospital and walk through the coronary care unit. What you would see would be men and women who are a shell of their former selves, with a long road of rehab ahead of them. One reason is that when a heart attack occurs blood flow is cut off to the heart for a brief period of time. The longer the flow is cut off the more cell death occurs in the heart. While the heart may regenerate scar tissue generally forms reducing the heart flexibility. Pair this with a decline in heart pumping strength due to age and what we have is a person who will more likely never be able to return to form without some additional help such as surgery. From a personal perspective many of my closest relative have had major heart attacks and not one of them were able to return to leading the active lifestyles they were used to. Perhaps it was the fear of having the so called “Big One” if they overdid it. But true to form none lived over 10 years after their initial coronary event. Now granted they weren’t willing to change their eating habits and a couple of them did smoke, but nevertheless, the countdown to death by heart attack commenced after their first heart attack and if they were alive today they certainly would say that in their minds heart disease is the number one killer. If you would like to learn more about heart disease or high cholesterols impact on heart disease Click Here Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com R.D. Hawkins is an enthusiastic advocate for the use of natural health products and natural living with over 10 years experience in the field. Learn more about natural remedies and natural health at Purchase Remedies.com |
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