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I am 15 and I have very high cholesterol for my age. I don’t know how it has gotten so high because the only source of protein I eat is eggs and occasionally some beef. I exercise 4 times a week too. Can any of you guys tell me how I can reduce the number and what would happen if the numbers don’t drop?

If you are already exercising 4 times a week, then if is probably hereditary. You should really discuss it with your doctor. With your age being so young they probably would want to stay away from putting you on a statin(medication). They may tell you to increase your cardio exercises and watch your diet better, beef and eggs are both high in cholesterol. You should also know the level of your HDL(good cholesterol) and LDL(bad cholesterol) The higher the HDL the better

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I have a 70% artery blockage and have started drug therapy for blood pressure and colesterol. Will the blockage go away and if so, where does the stuff go.

The blockage is not going to go away- because the cholesterol is like cement on the arteries. The cholesterol agents will help to decrease future build up. There are therapies such as stenting or ballooning the area to open it more. Aspirin is also a good thing-as it thins the blood to allow the blood to flow more freely through the vessels.

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He wants to change from high fat, high sodium very tasty foods to a card board tasting "heart healthy" diet. Most of the food I cook at home tastes better than McDonalds anyway, so why should change to cardboard?

short answer to your question: because you want to live!

There are lots of tasty foods that aren’t high sodium, high fat.
Another good solution is to eat LESS. That means eating more complex carbs and fibre, to give you plenty of energy and make you feel less hungry. That should also increase your metabolism, so you burn more calories.
Myself, I’m a vegetarian, and I know exactly what you mean by cardboard. Half the time people try to make vegetarian food for me, they don’t know what they’re doing and make me whole-wheat pasta with nothing on it, plain salad, and dried bean-paste (or something). I eat as little as possible without offending anyone.
If you want to save your heart AND your palette, you need to change the way you’re looking at food.
Did you know that much of the world’s fine cuisine is heart healthy? Avoid the obvious like fried foods, fatty meats, and heavily processed foods, and take a look at what’s left. If you have an open mind you’ll probably be surprised how much tasty stuff is out there.

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Hi,

My father has had two quadruple bypasses and two heart attacks so I know a little bit about heart conditions. I am 24 right now and I want to reduce the chances of ever getting coronary heart disease. I know that low doses of aspirin around 75-81mg are prescribed to people with heart conditions to "thin" the blood and today I read an article about how not enough people take aspirin as a precaution against heart attacks. I also know that aspirin even in mild doses can cause ulcers, especially if you drink, which I do quite frequently. I wanted to know if now is a good time to start taking aspirin because even though i exercise and eat healthy and do some cardio, I also smoke, and I probably am genetically more likely to develop heart disease….Does anyone know the answer to this? Also would aspirin make me more prone to getting dizzy and unable to perform more strenuous activity because it ‘thins’ my blood? Thanks a lot for reading this.

abby,

Low-dose aspirin can be started anytime, since 81mg aspirin tablets have only one side effect. We’ll get to that in a moment.

You’d be much better off changing your diet and lifestyle now.

1. Stop smoking now. Never, ever restart. It killed my dad, and he’s not alone in that.

2. Stop drinking now. You can drink a little now and then, but don’t drink "frequently" any more.

3.Now, about your diet: the three diets (these are not diets to lose weight but diets to live on for your whole life) that have shown the most promise are the Ornish Diet (very low fat), the Mediterranean Diet (controlled fat, most of which is plant monounsaturated and fish), and the Portfolio Diet from the University of Toronto (includes "plant sterols" or oils from canola, olive, and almond), which are very good at preventing heart disease.

Go on a diet like this, do it now, and do not cheat.

Now, while you probably don’t need to go on aspirin for another six to eleven years (your choice), you could go on it anytime.

You will not be dizzy from aspirin. In fact, you will not be able to tell that you take it. I run 20-30 miles a week and I take it. Have done for years.

If you do, however, there is one event you will need to watch out for–cataracts. You most likely will not get them if you wear good UV-blocking sunglasses, but you must wear them. There is an elevation in the rate of cataract formation in people taking aspirin therapy than in those who do not.

Cataracts are enclouding formations in the lens of the eye, making your vision in that eye cloudy. It forms very slowly, over years, but you can watch your vision cloud a little more each year when you get them. The treatment for this is easy, quick, and simple, but it is surgery, and you will need glasses afterward.

So, go ahead and take aspirin whenever you wish, but when you do, wear good sunglasses every time you go outside on even a halfway sunny day.

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So, got my blood results back, and I have high Cholesterol, woohoo.

The Pristiq, is making me feel a tad bit abnormal. Shortly after taking it, I feel hungover, but it does eventually go away. I feel fairly good otherwise.

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Coronary heart disease can result in the blockage of arteries. Insertion of a stent can open up the clogged artery. The blockage can re-form but this re-blockage can be inhibited if the stent is coated with a chemotherapy drug.

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Is it possible to follow your heart, or your instinct, with your diet?

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Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States for men and women. But, as Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., a former internationally known surgeon, researcher and clinician at the Cleveland Clinic, explains, it can be prevented, reversed, and even abolished. Dr. Esselstyn argues that conventional cardiology has failed patients by developing treatments that focus only on the symptoms of heart disease, rather than the cause.

This is a 10-minute excerpt from Dr. Esselstyn’s 90-minute talk at the Healthy Lifestyle Expo 2007. To get a DVD containing the full talk, along with fascinating presentations of 11 other experts, see http://www.vegsource.com and click on “STORE.”

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A 74-year-old man managing his cholesterol.
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EJGH Healthy Lifestyles with Ramona Tyler, Arterial Blockage, Diamondback

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I talk about my progress in the diet and me and Sebrina wax our legs … which isnt too bad

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Participants at the 8th annual Science & Leadership Symposium — a joint effort by Mayo Clinic’s Women’s Heart Clinic and WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease — gained insight into their disease Oct. 10 through 14 in Rochester, Minn. They also met and networked with their new heart sisters from across the country, and made plans to go back into their communities and raise awareness of heart disease in women.

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I am suffering from both high uric acid and high cholesterol. Can you please suggest few vegetables and fruits that are good for both reducing cholesterol and uric acid ? Like there are few items like almonds which are good for cholesterol but not good for uric acid. Is amla juice good for both. please help. will be grateful if a doctor gives me the answer. Others can also answer.

Hi Rupunkel,

Awhile back someone questioned me about increasing dietary fiber without aggravating gout. I think the Q&A may be beneficial to you. Here’s a link – http://www.lisanelsonrd.com/blog/how-to-boost-dietary-fiber-intake-without-elevating-uric-acid.

All the best,
Lisa Nelson RD
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My brother was admitted to the hospital last night after they found blockages and clots in his legs, but while there they found he had renal artery blockage and put in a stent this morning to fix that, so nothing done with the legs thus far. This Renal blockage is new to us,so no information as to how long he has had the problem. Might they do his legs or is it possible that fixing the renal artery will also fix the leg problem. Thank You, Marti

Renal artery stenosis ([RAS]; a narrowing) does not cause a ‘direct’ blockage anywhere. It is the result of a multi-factorial (many factors involved) disease process, similar to the disease process that creates narrowings in the leg arteries and even heart arteries.
As mentioned by "chapaton", there is a known relationship between RAS and elevated blood pressure (hypertension, or [HTN]); the kidneys being very sensitive to blood flow and having a mechanism that can help regulate blood pressure. ‘If’ RAS and HTN was simultaneously present, restoring the vasculature (and blood flow/volume) to the kidneys may adjust the blood pressure downward (presuming this WAS the cause; it may not have been).

More importantly, back to your question, if hypertension was present all along, there is some belief in the medical community that HTN can have a part in creating vascular lesions. Think of the blood as exerting excessive force on the inner lining (tunica intima) of the artery AS it surges forward briskly, stops and rebounds slightly before surging forward again. These movements create friction…a shearing force which, over time, can damage the normally, silky smooth epithelial lining (perhaps similar in analogy to scraping the skin). The injury healing process amounts to a raised surface (from the arterial wall, inwards towards the center of the channel), of a hardened scar tissue irregular in shape (like any skin wound would heal). No longer silky smooth, the circulating platelets erupt and attach at the site, possibly interpreting the irregular surface as a breach in the artery and therefore an attempt is made to ‘plug it’. A clot then forms. Eventually, this site or multiple sites can ‘clot off’, blocking the flow of blood beyond this area.
IF this is the mechanism which caused the lower extremity "blockages and clots", it was a gradual process, allowing time for collateral circulation to reroute the blood supply around the area (see recent heart disease question – "What triggers the body to grow…?").

With the limited info you’ve provided, it appears the "blockages and clots" in the legs are in the arterial system since you say they discovered the RAS at the same time. A (IVC or inferior vena cava – venous) filter would not be applicable.
The legs will be done later, if repairable (see below), since fixing one area (the kidney) has no affect on repairing the other.

Depending on the location of the "blockages and clots", and your brothers kidney function in addition to other possible health issues, the leg problem may be fixed in one (cardiac cath lab or special procedures lab) session, two sessions, by a bypass surgery in the operating room, or not at all (such as due to extremely small vessel disease with adequate neighboring or collateral circulation).

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well im 13 nearly 14
i want to loss 7-14 pounds very fast.

So decided to go on the sacred heart diet
the only problem is i do not like celery at all , so would it be okay if i didn’t put these in the soup ?

You do know it’s a stupid diet that has no chance of working long term and may make you fatter?.

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I had my heart checked a month ago and it was fine but have been stressed beyond belief for three months. What are the chances I could’ve developed a heart disease in this time?

There is no evidence prolonged stress develops into heart disease. Heart disease has its own common symptoms like family history, overweight, stress, smoking, high cholesterol, high BP (without treatment) . I believe you are worrying over nothing. There are people with life threatening illnesses that have excessive amounts of stress and still do not have a bad heart. Relax, calm down, you will be fine. Talk to a Dr about your stress and maybe you can get some medication if it is disrupting your life.

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Foods to avoid with high cholesterol include saturated fats and trans fats, which are found in many different animal foods and a few plant foods. Avoid full fat milk, chicken skin and marbleized meats with information from a registered and licensed dietitian in this free video on healthy eating.

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UAB Heart Patient: Carolyn Maupin’s Story. The symptoms Carolyn Maupin had did not convince her that she had a heart problem. However, a heart catheterization she underwent at the UAB Heart and Vascular Center revealed major artery blockage.

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I talk about my lab report and day 2 of the sacred heart diet -

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UCSF’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute presents this series exploring the latest science about the treatment and managment of Cardiovascular disease. Join William Grossman, MD., Chief, Division of Cardiology, UCSF for a look at the use of drug therapy in the treatment of Atherosclerotic Heart and Vascular Disease. Series: “UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public” [2/2006] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 11317]

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High cholesterol is caused most often by foods that are high in fat, such as meats, milk and cheese. Find out how a lack of activity can contribute to high cholesterol levels with help from a certified health counselor and nutrition consultant in this free video on healthy eating.

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Wonderful results in a vascular problem where a toe was dying due to no blood supply. Also a 75% blockage in the Iliac arteries were treated. For more info see www.leechestherapy.com.au

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I explain how I make my soup – and discuss some questions … Today is soup and fruit …

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I have been having tingling fingers, somewhat numb tongue, vertigo feeling and I am concerned that it may be high cholesterol . I have been tested in the past and my numbers have been right at border line. My blood sugars are fine and my blood pressure was fine this morning. Would anyone who has high cholesterol know if your symptoms are in the danger zone? Please advise. Thanks.

High cholesterol is technically not an ailment but a condition or rather an indicator that your body has too much fat in the blood. Definitely can be lowered with a healthy diet focusing on low fat, low cholesterol food (no red meat), high fiber and regular exercise. Before your doctor put you on any anti-cholesterol medication, try to cleanse your body with natural remedy like almond, oatmeal in which the soluble fiber does a great job to remove the cholesterol to your stool and out of your body. For a list of top natural remedy for high cholesterol, check out http://www.cureshare.com/view_condition.php?cond_id=22

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what is risk in stents used to open heart artery. what actually is stent. what are the advantages and disadvantage of using stent ? is there any other better option? Blockage of artery is 80% and 85%.

If there is 80-85% blockage, either CABG or angioplasty/stenting is needed. If an artery is blocked, there will be reduced blood flow to the heart and most people with 80-85% blockage experience regular episodes of angina. Stents are basically a wire metal mesh tube which is used to open an artery with angioplasty. This is what it looks like:-http://www.ipadrblog.com/stents1.jpg

And this is how it’s used in an artery:-
http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2006nl/sept/stent.jpg

The procedure is done during angioplasty, a catheter will be inserted into a blood vessel in the groin or arm, the stent is collapsed and placed over a balloon catheter. It’s then passed to the blocked artery, where they will inflate the balloon and expand the stent in the artery. The main aim is to improves blood flow to the heart which will reduce episodes of angina. The stent stays in the artery forever and will hold it open.

The risks are rare and the benefits outweigh the risks. Serious complications include an allergic reaction to the dye which is used during angioplasty (to highlight the arteries on x-ray). In about 1 in 100 cases, the stent can completely block the artery, if this happens you will require an immediate CABG.

In less than 100 cases a heart attack or stroke can occur and in less than 1 in 200 cases the stent can damage the artery. This is quite rare but would require emergency surgery.

The main pros of having stenting as opposed to a CABG is obviously that there are far less risks involved. Open chest surgery carries far higher risks and the recovery time is much longer. Other factors come into it too. In some cases, a CABG might not be the best option. Age and overall health are taken into consideration.

One long term problem with stenting is that the plaque build up in the artery (which has initially caused the narrowing) can return inside the stent and cause narrowing again. This is less likely to happen if you make appropriate lifestyle changes. Soon all stents will be coated with a chemical to prevent growth of atheroma.

A CABG does offer better survival rates compared to other therapy, but as I mentioned above, the procedure carries more risks and the benefits may not outweigh the risk if only one or two arteries are blocked. Also, with CABG, the degree of improvement decreases after five years.

The use of coronary stents reduces the need for repeat revascularisation when compared with previous studies that used balloon angioplasty, though the rate remains significantly higher than in patients managed with CABG. Coronary stenting for multivessel disease offers the same degree of protection against cardiovascular events as CABG, but stenting is associated with a greater need for repeated revascularisation.

To sum up, If you have single-vessel coronary artery disease, angioplasty/stenting offers better relief of angina than drug therapy and carries less risks than the CABG

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It is this three-day diet that you lose 10 pounds with. I always find some versions of it. I am trying to find the original diet, but it’s nowhere. Does anyone have it in their diet archive?? Thanks.

I can find no such diet on the American Heart Association web site, or the American Heart Foundation site. There is a cabbage soup diet that is supposedly for seven days, but can be used for the first three days. It is supposed to be for heart patients who have to loose weight before heart surgery.

Here is the site: http://hometown.aol.com/recipeoasis/Weight_Loss.html . This diet IS NOT RECOMMENDED by the American Heart Association OR the American Heart Foundation, but it does work for losing up to 10 to 17 pounds in one week.

Hope this helps and good luck.

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This is for a ‘Home Economics’ school project, where I need to make a leaflet on Coronary Heart Disease. Help with this will be greatly appreciated.

why dont u just search it on google, theres tonnes of stuff……

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See how easy it is with this natural cure for high cholesterol and to deal with intestinal plaque. Bringing down cholesterol has never been so easy – http://www.oralchelationonline.com

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UAB Heart Patient: Carolyn Maupin’s Story. The symptoms Carolyn Maupin had did not convince her that she had a heart problem. However, a heart catheterization she underwent at the UAB Heart and Vascular Center revealed major artery blockage.

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Heart disease affects 20 million Americans. How can you live a heart healthy life?Watch More Health Videos at Health Guru: http://www.healthguru.com/?YT

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UCSF’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute presents Dr. Deepak Srivastava of the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Srivastava discusses the genetics of heart disease. Series: “UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public” [8/2006] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 11730]

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