Heart failure as a result of an enlarged heart can be decreased or prevented in those with high blood pressure. Considering that 20% of all Americans with high blood pressure (that makes 12 million of them) have LVH, (left ventricular hypertrophy) they are all at risk of heart failure. NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell researchers (JAMA, 2004 and 2006), demonstrated in their study that prevention is the key to further risk to cardiac complications such as heart attack, stroke, atrial fibrillation and death.
“The message for high-blood-pressure patients is that by preventing or reversing enlarged heart, there is an added benefit, over and above any reduction in blood pressure, of lowering risk for heart failure,” says the study’s principal investigator, Dr. Peter Okin, director of clinical affairs and professor of medicine in the Greenberg Division of Cardiology at Weill Cornell Medical College and a cardiologist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070913090402.htm
And so the story goes again, ad nauseam: adults who don’t smoke, maintain their healthy weight, get plenty of exercise and physical activity; eat lots of fresh vegetable, leave out processed meats have a fighting chance. What more can you do? Natural Methods of Lowering Blood Pressure is Still the Best in the Long Term. Forget table salt. Have a few crystals of sea salt. Eat whole grain breakfast cereals for breakfast. On the other hand, if you want to stay fuller longer because you’re watching your weight, go for eggs with a bit of cheese. High protein and a small amount of fat makes the proverbial ‘King’s breakfast!’
Leave out all sodas that contain high fructose corn syrup or artifical sweeteners. Another benefit to all this is to those people with borderline diabetes. A healthy heart is a prerequisite for the health of the body as a whole. Live your life to the fullest with joy and commitment to health. Small but life long, life altering changes should give you the confidence in your body, mind and soul. Enjoy!
