Prevention of Heart Disease With Omega-3

You went to the doctor and some bad news. All the tests have taken a blood test, ECG, stress test, and more. Results returned to the desired readings.

You have heart disease (CHD) is due to narrowing of small blood vessels that carry blood and oxygen to the heart. Heart disease is the leading cause of death among men and women in the United States.

CHD is due to pick up the plaque along the artery walls, which slows the flow of blood to the heart you put the stress. The first step would be to toreduce cholesterol diet. You should definitely try it before going to the more complicated treatment.

Even if you have developed heart disease, it's never too late to start trying a few precautionary steps such as omega 3 in your diet. One of the best ways to prevent heart disease is to limit the amount of saturated fat in the diet to include more foods rich in omega 3.

Keep an eye on your cholesterol level has become a joke in the U.S., but in reality it is no joke. Most people in the United States have high cholesterol. Then there is another factor, triglycerides. We're not talking nearly as much as cholesterol, but they are so bad if they are allowed out of control. Research has shown that omega-3, including in your diet can help increase the amount of HDL, the good cholesterol while lowering both LDL cholesterol or bad cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood. Cholesterol plaque causes forms in the arteries leading in time to give you heart disease. This is one. Very slowly progressive disease that will knock you down with a heart attack in general, before you know you have

Some common symptoms to warn you of a heart problem could be:

Tiring easily

Difficulty breathing

Feeling weak

Last of all, you may be suffering from chest pain, angina.

The most common sign of heart disease is angina pectoris. You start to feel like someone who enters your heart and emissions. Pain is the result of blockage of the arteries do not receive enough blood and oxygen to the heart. The intensity of pain varies from case to case. Some people have mild pain, while others more serious. You may also feel pain in the arms, neck, stomach or back.

Omega 3 fatty acids have been shown to be highly effective in preventing angina. Increased intake of omega 3 fatty acids in the diet will be useful even if you have had a heart attack. It lowers the risk of death to have another heart attack or stroke. It seems to help stop hardening of the arteries by slowing the development of blood clots and plaque, blocking blood flow.

Certain precautions should be taken in its use. Some people like to do more good. Too much omega-3 fatty acids in your diet can be harmful. If you eat fish three times a day or take more than 3 grams of omega 3 supplements, which can cause other problems. It is advisable to consult a doctor if you are taking more than 3 grams of omega 3 per day, it is always best to consult your doctor before starting any new medicine, if you are already taking other drugs.

Preventing Alzheimer's Disease

More than 5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and in spite of a worldwide effort to find a cure, our mildly effective therapeutic options remain limited to treatments to slow down the disease. While the search for better treatments goes on, many scientists are looking for treatments to prevent the development of AD.
Therapies that prevent disease, like vaccines, are called primary prevention. Measles, mumps, and rubella are essentially diseases of the past (at least in the United States) because our children are vaccinated at an early age. Unfortunately, a vaccine for AD is still far off.
Recently, some researchers have turned their attention toward primary prevention for AD. That these studies are being conducted at all is exciting, as primary-prevention trials are notoriously difficult to set up and manage. Primary-prevention trials require a large number of people to participate for years at a time. Once you have people in the trial, it’s often a challenge to retain them. Some get bored, others move, and still others have more pressing family obligations. Nevertheless, because of these people, we are beginning to get a better idea of what might and what definitely does not prevent AD.

One trial that started with a lot of hope and ended up with negative results was the Women’s Health Initiative. Prior to the WHI, the accepted view among physicians was that estrogen therapy reduced a woman’s risk of developing cognitive impairment. Unfortunately, the opposite proved to be the case: Women who took estrogen had a slightly higher rate of cognitive impairment than women who didn’t.
On the alternative medicine side, there’s currently a trial of over 5,000 people to see if ginkgo biloba will prevent AD. The study is about halfway done, and in another three years we will be able to see if ginkgo biloba does make a difference or if it is just another example, like estrogen, of hope getting ahead of science.
So, when it comes to primary prevention for AD, we’re not there yet. However, there are lots of good scientists and an even larger number of generous volunteers who are trying to change that. For those who face the daily challenges of having a loved one with this tragic disease and maybe worrying about developing the disease themselves, it is reassuring to know that these primary-prevention trials may lead to effective ways to prevent AD.

Diabetes

As an endocrinologist, I see an ever-growing number of patients with diabetes and heart disease. Many of my patients with prediabetes or diabetes do not realize the negative effect that disease has on their hearts. There is now good evidence that heart disease actually begins just as glucose levels start to rise. Thus early treatment of even prediabetes makes a lot of sense.
The risk factors for heart disease can be rattled off by almost anyone who watches Grey’s Anatomy: high cholesterol, smoking, high blood pressure, family history, and of course diabetes. However, the famous Framingham Heart Study suggests diabetes is playing an even greater role in the development of heart disease. Researchers from the Framingham study collected data on more than 9,500 individuals ages 45 to 64 during two different periods of time and compared risk factors for heart disease and cardiovascular events, including heart attacks. The initial study found that between 1952 and 1974, heart disease was complicated by type 2 diabetes in 5.2 percent of patients. However, that number jumped to 7.8 percent for individuals in the later group (between 1975 and 1998).
This study raises some important red flags. First, it points to the growing epidemic of diabetes in our country. As Americans become heavier, and more sedentary, the number of people with diabetes (with and without heart disease) continues to grow. About 65 percent of patients with diabetes will die from cardiovascular disease.