| are many genetic factors that plague families. Some | | | | foods, as well as foods that are high in sugar. Now, do |
| families have Alzheimer's disease running in their family. | | | | not be too upset, you can still eat some of the foods |
| Other people have breast cancer (yes, it can affect | | | | you love, just not nearly as often, and in smaller |
| some men too). However, heart problems are among | | | | amounts. |
| the most prevalent genetic problems that a family | | | | Another thing you are going to have to do is start |
| might have to face. | | | | exercising. Part of the reason the cholesterol and heart |
| Of course, when you think about heart problems, you | | | | disease have become so problematic is because you |
| probably think about clots and heart attacks – | | | | are eating more calories than you are burning off. |
| both of which are caused by calcium build up. To | | | | When you exercise, you are not only toning muscles, |
| understand heart disease, the first component that you | | | | you are also burning calories. Thus, the combination of |
| need to understand is high cholesterol, because | | | | a healthy diet and exercise can dramatically reduce |
| calcium build up is directly linked to that. | | | | the amount of calcium that is present in the arteries. |
| Cholesterol is the amount of fat that is present in the | | | | However, some people are not that lucky – the |
| blood. This fat can come from a variety of different | | | | calcium might have gotten to a point that simply cannot |
| factors, but the main one is fatty food. Things like | | | | be exercised or dieted away. In this case, an |
| French fries, and indeed fried foods in general, are the | | | | angioplasty might be needed. In this procedure, a |
| main culprits. That being said, there is good cholesterol | | | | balloon-like device is inserted into the artery to dislodge |
| too, which can be gotten by foods rich in Omega 3. | | | | the calcified plaque, and thus unblock the artery. |
| You've probably heard various commercials about | | | | Probably the most drastic situation would involve a |
| plaque in the arteries. This plaque is caused by that | | | | triple bypass. In this serious surgical procedure, the |
| dreaded calcium build up. If the calcium build up | | | | arteries, which are beyond repair, need to be replaced |
| completely clogs the artery, then that is how a heart | | | | by other veins. Believe it or not, these veins are often |
| attack happens. In essence, the calcium stops the | | | | gotten from a pig! However, veins from the legs are |
| blood from reaching the heart, so the heart has to | | | | also sometimes used. In order for this procedure to be |
| pump double-time in order to make up for it, which | | | | successful, all the vital processes of the body need to |
| leads to a heart attack when the heart becomes | | | | be shut down during the surgery. Scary, right? Well, |
| overtired. | | | | hopefully that knowledge is more than enough for you |
| So, these are reasons enough for you to start taking | | | | to realize how important it is to keep calcium levels |
| charge of your health and the amount of calcium that | | | | down, and your heart healthy! |
| is present in your veins. Begin by cutting out any fatty | | | | |